Architecture Notes

Event ID 816137

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NO88NW 2.00 84266 85490

NMRS REFERENCE:

Fetteresso Castle.

Dismantled 1954.

Architect: John Paterson 1808 - alterations and additions.

NO88NW 2.01 84386 83591 Dovecot

NO88NW 2.02 8388 8593 North Lodge

NO88NW 2.03 8410 8544 Walled Garden

NO88NW 2.04 8408 8564 Gardens Cottages

NO88NW 2.05 8427 8600 Home Farm

NO88NE 92 8537 8574 East Lodge

Fetteresso Castle [NR] (remains of) [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1987.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Record Office.

Estimate for 'rebuilding that part called the old works of Fetteresso.

Cleaning and harling )

Pavement walks ) #264.14.7.

Building a barnyard )

Door, West end of passage to cellar.

Building up windows in whole of the building )

Building catacomb ) #71.3.7.

Building brickwall in woman house )

Done by William Fleming, 1785 GD105/774.

Estimate from Wm. Smith & Co., builders, for building a small house in the Castle garden.

Lime and labour only #12.

1911 GD106/745/3a.

Estimate for Garden walls at Castle.

1909 and 1910. GD105/745/1 and 2.

Letter to R.W. Duff. Alterations to the Castle. Letter from David Bryce (junior?) It concerns the vestibule, panelling the dome with glass, reflooring parts, bathrooms - and suggests many other alterations are being considered. He mentions his 'sketch plans'.

1862 GD105/783.

Plan of additions and alterations at Fetteresso Castle Offices.

Roof and Attic plans, unsigned.

Note on back:- Garage etc. abandoned.

1907 GD105/745/4.

Since 1835 #149.12.10 1/2 erecting additions to mansion house and offices.

Since August 1848, #793.18.2 on rebuilding mansion house and office and erecting additons.

Account for pavement from Quarry of Elfhill. Required for the servant's hall, the closet below the stair and the 'sol' of the woman house attested by William Stark.

No date. GD105/784.

Account of pavement:-

For North and west sides. Stair on West end.

South and East sides. Garden door stair.

Kitchen grate. Attested by William Stark.

Stair from kitchen to cellar.

1785 GD105/772.

Account from Thos. Taylor.

Repair of North part of East house of Fetteresso. South end of old house making out the new kitchen and roofing other buildings on South side. #820.2.0.

1785 GD105/773.

Note of minor additional work to be carried out. Concerns scaffolding, boxing, doors and windows. Both old house and new house referred to.

1783 GD105/766.

Estimate for two girnalls of #23 (grainstores). Signed Thomas Tayler.

1783 GD105/767.

Estimate for building a kitchen #80 sterling. (Detailed) Signed Thomas Tayler.

1783 GD105/768.

Estimate for repair of roof of 'The old House of Fetteresso' at cost of #96 sterling.

Thomas Tayler.

1783 GD105/776.

Estimate for repair of South end of House of Fetteresso at cost of #110 sterling.

1783 GD105/769.

Plan and elevation of South part of House of Fetteresso to be executed agreable to estimate. Signed William Fleming and Robert duff.

1783 GD105/771.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE:

Plans from Wiltshire County Record Office

Ref. GD 1/1112 RHP 89392-89398

RHP 89392 Fetteresso Kincardine

Volume of architectural plans, elevations and sections of Fetteresso Castle, the property of Colonel Robert W Duff, showing the old building as it presently stands and proposed additions and alterations, with specification: 1808 (Damaged)

Architect: John Paterson, Edinburgh

Ex GD.1/1112

RHP 89393 - 89398 Fetteresso Kincardine

Series of architectural plans, elevations and section of Fetteresso Castle: 18 March 1862