Architecture Notes
Event ID 842878
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
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EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
National Library: Scots Magazine, March 1808 - engraving. R. Scott.
Country Life, Feb 28th & March 7th, 1925 - articles.
SRO (Register House)
Work Book for Estate.
Mid 18thc. GD1/651/17 - mostly day labourers a/cs
Clark. [-] Drawings. (At Marchmont House).
'Upon the 18th Mr Law wrote your Lordship that the Clark Drawings etc were
put up in 5 boxes and sent to Berwick to be forwarded.'
Letter from John Wauchope WS to Hugh, Earl of Marchmont at Hemel Hempstead.
1793 GD 158/2625/73
Building of Marchmont House. Architiects.
Payment to Thomas Gibson December 5th 1753 #5.0.0.
Payments to George Gibson April 14th 1753 #10.10.0
July 17th 1753 #15.0.0.
October 25th 1753 #30.0.0.
Earl of Marchmont's Private Account Book
1750-1755 GD1/648/4/ Page 23
[Cross ref. GD158/2628/2]
Plasterwork at Marchmont House.
Payments to Thomas Clayton, Plasterer [Working in Scotland c.1740-1760]
#164.0.0.
#123.19.6.
#139.9.3.
#145.9.3.
Ledgers
1753-1757 GD1/651/7 and 8
'Casting out foundation for new house'.
Payments to labourers.
Journal 1749-1750 GD 1/651/13
Payments to workmen incliude the 'pulling down and redding out the corner of
Old House'.
1751 GD 1/651/13
'The foundation of the House goes on very well, the ground extremely good, the
walls well laid and very broadly founded... I hope to place my Betty in the best
house in Britain.'
Letter from the Earl of Marchmont to Elizabeth, Countess of Marchmont.
1750 GD 158/2584/18
1759 Plan for Espaliers
1759 Plan for Wall Fruit
N.D. Layout of House and Grounds. Sketch Plan
1759 GD 158/2996/1-3
Building of the New House.
Payments made for building materials and for carriage of them.
Payments made to quarriers, masons, slaters, plumbers and glaziers.
Ledgers.
1751-1757 GD/651/Volumes 7,8 and 14.
[Search for Plans of Marchmont House.]
'I find a whole set of plans are not sent up. They may have been taken away.
Tho 'I can hardly think it. However give orders, that no person but Mrs Blackwell
have access to the Library but in your presence.'
Letter from the Earl of Marchmont at Hemmel Hempstead to John Wauchope. W.S.
1787 GD 158/2628/2
'Lady Marchmont has reminded me that the plans etc. were put into portfolios
since the catalogue was writtten so I cannot tell where they may be placed.'
Letter from the Earl of Marchmont at Hemel Hempstead to John Wauchope. W.S.
1788 GD 158/2628/2
Making the New Approach to Marchmont House.
Labourers' contract. (Copy).
1816 GD/648/5