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Basic Site Details
Name
Prestongrange 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
Late16th century core, recast internally 1750, largely remodelled by W H Playfair, 1830-50, with later additions.
J Small, CASTLES AND MANSIONS OF THE LOTHIANS (1883); C McWilliam, LOTHIAN (1978), pp394-5; H Colvin, A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (1995), p767; M Glendinning, R MacInnes, A MacKechnie, A HISTORY OF SCOTTISH ARCHITECTURE (1996), pp37, 589
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
15l
Alterations and additions
1750
Internally recast
Addition
1830
Enlargement of house
Build/construction
1845
Stables
Addition
1850
Alterations and additions
1850a
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
William Henry Playfair
A
Architect
1830
1850
Alterations and additions
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Suttie, E Grant
Client for enlargement by Playfair.
Suttie, Sir George Grant
Client for stables and additions
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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
Colvin, H M
1995
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
3rd edition
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p767
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A
1996
A History of Scottish Architecture
pp37, 589
McWilliam, Colin
1978
Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)
pp394-5
Small, J
1883
Castles and Mansions of the Lothians
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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
Edinburgh University Library
Plans
46
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
17537
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