Copies of records from The Glen, Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
551 714
Description Copies of records from The Glen, Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Date 1850 to 1937
Collection Copies of records from The Glen, Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 714
Category All Other
Scope and Content A large collection of photographic copies of material relating to Glen House (The Glen), including four photograph albums dating 1894-5, 1907-8, 1912 and 1937, containing interior and exterior views of the house, and views of the estate. Also a photograph c.1850, which predates David Bryce's extension to the house; drawings for the glasshouses by Mackenzie & Moncur, 1911, and drawings showing unexecuted alterations to the house by C W Swanson, 1923. Further material relating to Glen House, Scottish Borders, including perspectives by Bryce from 1854-8; drawings of details by Bryce, 1855-75; a drawing of the drains, possibly by James Watson, 1842; and drawings of estate buildings at Dryburgh Abbey, 1884-90.
Archive History Lent by the owner to RCAHMS for copying as a Survey of Private Collections, 2008, and accessioned as Acc No 2008/102.Additional material lent for copying, 2010, and accessioned as Acc No 2010/54.
Access Conditions Open, digital images viewable in the Search Room. Note that access may be subject to provisions outlined in the Data Protection Act and conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.
Administrative History The Glen, Traquair, Peebles-shire, country house. The existing house was built in 1854-5 to the designs of the architect David Bryce, for the industrialist Charles Tennant. It was extended in 1874, again by Bryce, and in 1905-7 by Sir Robert Lorimer.
Accruals No accruals are anticipated.
Accession Number 2008/102; 2010/54
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