Architecture Notes

Event ID 821499

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NMRS REFERENCE:

ARCHITECT: Richard Crichton 1807

Alexander Naysmith designs for new house for Sir James Hall.

This Category C Listed building was gutted in 1947 and demolished in late 1950s. Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS library.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

National Library:

Small's 'Castles and Mansions of the Lothians'

Sketches of Scottish Scenery, 7, 8, 9 & 11

S.N.P.G.:

Country Life, Sept. 12th 1925

Scottish Record Office:

Building the new house of Dunglass.

Day Book in which is recorded the wrights' time and wages and a statement of account amounting to #1, 796.16.7 between Mr John Bell and Andrew Wilson at Dunglass.

1807-1811 GD 206/5/107

Building the new house of Dunglass.

Day Book in which is recorded the time and wages of masons, quarryment and labourers.

1807-1811 GD 206/5/108

In 1806 the cost of building the house was estimated at #18, 583.18.0. Sir James Hall [1761-1832] obtained no contract and by 1811 when the house was finished, the expense amounted to #36, 402.

Memo written by Lady Hall.

1832 GD 206/2/160

Architect [Richard Crichton] [c.1771-1817]

Building materials supplied. Account amounting to #190.9.1. Receipted by J. J. and T. Kirkwood, Dunbar.

1852 GD 206/3/5

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

National Gallery of Scotland:

Alexander Naysmyth 2 drawings of designs

EXTERNAL REFERNCE:

Scottish Record Office:

R.H.P. 6075 mid 16th century Belvioir MS photostat copies of plans