Architecture Notes

Event ID 839560

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NT63SW 34.00 61789 31722 Mertoun House

NT63SW 34.01 61744 31865 Stables

NT63SW 34.02 61829 31682 Gardens

NT63SW 34.03 61705 31912 Bridge

For Old Mertoun House and associated park, see NT63SW 4 and 41, respectively.

For dovecot associated with Mertoun House, see NT63SW 5.

NMRS REFERENCE:

Owner: Lord Ellesmere, (Duke of Sutherland)

Architect: Sir William Bruce, 1702-3

William Burn 1843 (Alterations and additions - additions demolished 1953)

House reduced to original size by Ian G Lindsay and Partners 1953-1955

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

S.R.O. RHP 40783/1-20 additions (1843) - plans for additions by Robert and Alexr Smith

S.R.O.

Building of the new stair.

Payments amounting to £22.11.0 to Mr [?James] Nisbet, Mason.

Cash Book.

1773 GD 157/814

[?James Nisbet, Mason 1746-c.1781]

Wright work at Mertoun House.

Work includes putting up ceiling joists in 'The High Room' roof and making 2 doors and windows.

Payment of £12.5.0 to John Lockie and John Heatlie, Wrights.

Receipted account.

1753 GD 157/794

Wright work at Mertoun House.

Work includes joists, wainscoting, a double architrave round the 3 doors,

pedestal moulding, arched ceiling, and chimney piece for the dining room.

Account, receipt and entry in Cashier's Account.

Payment of £46.16.5 to Andrew Luckup, Wright.

1748-1750 GD 157/792

Building work and provision of materials for the New House of Mertoun.

Payments to wright, plumber and painter.

Cash Book.

1737-1739 GD 157/775

Plaster work at Mertoun House.

Receipted account from James Brotherstone for £18.1.0.

It includes plastering of the ceilings of principal and upper bedchambers.

1754 GD 157/795

Wright work at Mertoun House. Work includes taking down the roof of the Old

House and levelling the roofs of the bakehouse, pantry and laundry. Floors of the

Old House are raised, joists taken up, lining taken down, and sarking done.

Racks and mangers are made in the pends of the Old House for stables. Accounts,

receipt, and entry in Cashier's Account. Payment to John Heatlie and John

Lockie.

1750 GD 157/792

Repair of the roof of the New House of Mertoun. Payments for timber and lead

and to wrights, smith and plumber. Accounts amounting to £1096.11.11 (Scots)

attested by Robert Lukup.

1736-1739 GD 157/787

Mason work at Mertoun House.

Work includes 'balling' of the stair and laying a sewer.

Payment of £19.18.2 to James Winter, Mason in Jedburgh. He states that he has

not charged for overseeing the work.

Account, receipt, and entry in Cashier's Account.

1750-1751 GD 157/792

Mason and wright work at Mertoun House.

Payment of £21.6.5 to Andrew Luckup for wright work.

Payment of £19.18.2 and three quarters to James Winter for Mason Work.

Cash Book.

1750-1751 GD 157/777

Painter work.

Payment to James Norrie, Painter, his account for £9.13.0.

Noted in Account of Charge and Discharge between Walter Scott of Harden and

William Elliot, W.S.

1754 GD 157/810

Removing the slate of the Old House and mending the roof.

Payments to John Boston, slater.

Cash Book.

1759 GD 157/822

Cash of £20 sent to William Elliot W.S. [Edinbugh] to pay Mr Douglas's bill and

that of the painter John Bonnar.

Cash Book.

1759 GD 157/813

Mason Work at Mertoun House.

Receipted account of John Williamson, Mason, and Factor's account.

The work concerns coping, 'rustick' pillars, architrave rybats at the East Door

and the cornices of the West Gate.

1755 GD 157/796

Mason, wright, plaster painter and glazier work.

Reference made to 'the new room'.

Masons: Henry Ker and John Paxtoun.

Wrights: John Lockie and John Hattie.

Cash Book.

1756-1759 GD 157/819

Payment of £7.4.6 to John Bonar, Painter.

Account between Walter Scott of Horden and William Eliott W.S. [Edinburgh].

1759 GD 157/811

Marble Chimneypiece.

Payment of £21.11.6 due to Mr Gibson. (Noted under London Accounts).

Cash Book.

1761 GD 157/813

Repair of the Church.

Payments of Harden's proportion of the cost.

Cash Book.

1786-1787 GD 157/815

Repair of the Church.

Receipt for the Laird of Harden's proportion of the expense.

1736 GD 157/779

Repair of the Kirk and Office Houses.

Payment of £4.15.10, Harden's proportion of the expense.

Cash Book.

1754 GD 157/777

Marble Chimneypiece

Payment of £34.18.0 due to Mr Gibson for a chimney piece for the new

Drawing room.

Cash Book (Noted under London Accounts)

1765 GD 157/813

Payment of £3.3.0 to Mr Gibson for Plans.

(Noted under London Accounts).

Cash Book.

1760 GD 157/813

Payment of £2.2.0 to Mr Gibson for Plans.

(Noted under London Accounts).

Cash Book.

1762 GD 157/813

Payment of £10 to James Adamson 'to enable him to carry on the work

of mirrors for Mertoun'.

Cash Book.

1769 GD 157/814

Plasterwork.

Payment of £42 to Renwick, Plasterer.

Cash Book.

1765 GD 157/813

Drawing room Glasses.

Completion of payment of account amounting to £28.9.4 from

James Adamson, Carver.

Cash Book.

1769 GD 157/814

Layinh of the marble hearth in the Great Room.

Payment of £1.1.0 to James Williamson, Mason.

Cash Book.

1761 GD 157/813

Marble Chimneypiece.

Payment of £1.11.6 to Mr Nisbet, Mason, for putting up this marble

chimney in the Drawing Room.

1766 GD 157/814

Letter concerning plans for an addition to Mertoun House.

Harriet Scott writes to Anne Scott, her daughter.

She expresses her fear that Henry [Lord Polwarth] may get 'into

*Mr Burn's clutches like Poor Lord Lothian with his house'.

1843 GD 157/2548/9

*[William Burn 1789-1870 Architect]

Account of money expended on improvements to the Mansion House,

offices and conservatory in the Parish of Mertoun, Berwickshire.

Architects: Messrs Burn and Bryce.

1847 Bundle 15

Work done in addition to contract for Mertoun House.

Receipts and estimates. THey include those for slating

both the Old House and the Addition.

Mason: William Pringle.

Work certified by David Bryce, Architect [1803-1876].

1843-1845 Bundle 30

Payment for Plans of improvements to the Mansion House of Mertoun.

Payment of £100 to Messrs Burn and Bryce, Architects, Edinburgh.

Account of money expended Bundle 15

Alterations and additions to Mertoun House.

Improvement account for 1844-45 amounts to £4265.7.2.

Account for additional work for 1845 amounts to £1347.15.10.

Inventory of vouchers.

1844-1845 Bundle 15

Marble work at Mertoun House.

Payment of £24.8.0 to Veitch, Marble Mason in Edinburgh.

Cash Book.

1773 GD 157/814

Payments to labourers and tradesmen.

References to 'Workmen's Books' where work actually done was

separately recorded.

Cash Book.

1771-1783 GD 157/824

Plasterwork to Mertoun House.

Payments of £10.5.0 to Thomas Strafford, plasterer. And £3.5.0.

Cash Book.

1772-1773 GD 157/814

Painter work at Mertoun House.

Payment of £11.11.0 to John Bonnar, painter in Edinburgh.

Cash Book.

1772 GD 157/814

Payment of £2.0.7 to John Bonnar, painter.

1776 GD 157/840

Payment of £2.11.6 to Mr James Brown for wright work.

Cash Book.

1759 GD 157/813

Slating of the New Stable.

Payment to John Boston, slater.

Cash Book.

1758 GD 157/822

Building of the North Court and New Stables.

Payments to James Williamson, Mason.

Cash Book.

1758 GD 157/822

Paving of coachhouse, stables and stable court.

Payment to Robert Blackie.

Cash Book.

1776 GD 157/824

Materials for the New Stables and plasterwork.

Payments to Andrew Pringle and David Samson.

Cash Book.

1776 GD 157/824

Building of stables.

Payments amounting to £30 to Mr [?James[ Nisbet, Mason.

Payments for stones from Newtown Quarry.

Payments for slates from Stobo.

Cash Book.

1775 GD 157/824

Slating of the New Stables.

Payment to John Boston, Slater.

Cash Book.

1775 GD 157/824

Alterations and additions to Mertoun House.

Inventory lists Contract, Specification and 20 plans and elevations

of the addition.

A certificate by David Bryce, Architect, is included.

1843 Bundle 15

[Daved Bryce, Architect 1803-1876].

Alterations and additions to Mertoun House.

Payments made to tradesmen for work and materials.

Contractors: Messrs Alexander and Robert Smith, Builders, Edinburgh.

Mason: William Pringle.

Work certified by David Bryce, Architect [1803-1876].

1847 Bundle 15

Alterations and additions to Mertoun House.

Contract according to the Plans and Specifications of Messrs Burn and

Bryce, Architects, Edinburgh.

Estimate amounts to £3974.12.9.

Contractors: Messrs Alexander and Robert Smith.

1843-1844 Bundle 15