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Basic Site Details
Name
Hamilton House
Town, District or Village
Prestonpans
Parish
City or County
East Lothian
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
A 17th century townhouse, Hamilton House was scheduled for demolition in the 1930s under the slum clearance scheme (it had been divided into six single-ends with an outside WC on the wooden stairs). However, Lorna Matthew (wife of architect Robert Matthew) asked architects Frank Mears and Robert Hurd to intervene, and as a result the newly established National Trust for Scotland took it on and carried out the restoration. In 1939 the Matthew family became the Trust\'s first tenants in the house.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Townhouse
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1628
1937
Restoration
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People
Design and Construction
The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Neil & Hurd
A
1937
Restoration
Norman Alexander Gordon Neil
A
1937
Restoration
Robert Philip Andrew Hurd
A
1937
Restoration
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
National Trust for Scotland
Client for 1937 restoration
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Glendinning, Miles
2008
Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew
RIBA Publishing
p58
McWilliam, Colin
1978
Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)
p391
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
17529
Preson, Hamilton House
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