Construction of Addistoun House 1937 - 1946
Date 1937 - 1946
Event ID 968497
Category Recording
Type Photographic Record
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Photograph album showing the building of Addistoun House and lodge between 1937 and 1946.
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Addistoun House
Country House (20th Century), Garden (17th Century)
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DP 102433
Six album photographs showing remains of previous house in snow. Page titled: 'Addistoun 1937. February' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
2/1937
DP 102436
Six album photographs showing the surrounding area including the architect and 'Kate Borthwick ploughing the orchard'. Page titled: 'Spring 1937.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1937
DP 102440
Six album photographs showing views of estate including old garden walls, glass houses and surveyors. Page titled: 'May 1937.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
5/1937
DP 102441
Six album photographs showing views of farming including vegetable gardens and orchard. Page titled: '1937' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1937
DP 102442
Six album photographs showing views during construction works. Page titled: '1937 The Cottage' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
9/1937
DP 102443
Six album photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House, including the architect Charles Geddes Soutar. Page titled: '9th Dec 1937. The Foundation Stone of Addistoun' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
9/12/1937
DP 102444
Three album photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House, including the architect Charles Geddes Soutar. Page titled: 'Laying the Foundation Stone of Addistoun 9.12.1937' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
9/12/1937
DP 102445
Six album photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House. Page titled: 'The Building 1938' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1938
DP 102446
Six album photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1938
DP 102447
Six photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House and dovecot. Page titled: 'April 1938' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1938
DP 102448
Six album photographs showing the construction of Addistoun House and family life Page titled: 'Summer 1938' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1938
DP 102449
Six album photographs showing Addistoun House, a steamroller and family life PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1938
DP 102450
Seven album photographs showing building works around Addistoun House. Page titled: 'February 1939'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
2/1939
DP 102451
Five album photographs showing decorating work at Addistoun House. Page titled: 'February 1939'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
2/1939
DP 102456
Six album photographs showing forest clearing at Addistoun House. Page titled: 'Clearing the Bank March 4th 1939. Engine and men from Wariston Saw Mills'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
2/1939
DP 102457
Six album photographs showing forest clearing at Addistoun House. Page titled: 'March 1939 - the bank'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
3/1939
DP 102460
Six album photographs showing removal van at 11 Midmar Gardens, the 'cleaning party and Addistoun House. Page titled: 'March 1939 - the Flitting'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
3/1939
DP 102461
Three album photographs showing removal van at Addistoun House and three visitors. Page titled: 'March 1939'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
3/1939
DP 102462
Seven album photographs showing Addistoun House and interior views of the sitting room and stair. Page titled: 'April 1939. Photos by Olive Sampson'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
4/1939
DP 102463
Five album photographs showing interior views of Addistoun House. Previous page titled: 'April 1939. Photos by Olive Sampson'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
4/1939
DP 102464
Four album photographs showing interior views of Addistoun House and a pigeon. Previous page titled: 'April 1939. Photos by Olive Sampson'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
4/1939
DP 102465
Three album photographs showing life at Addistoun House. Page titled: 'Addistoun in War Time Sept 1939' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
9/1939
DP 102466
Four album photographs showing life at Addistoun House, including construction of air raid shelter. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
DP 102467
Four album photographs showing parkland, possibly at Addistoun House and Dalmahoy Chapel. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
DP 102468
Three album photographs showing farming at Addistoun House. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
DP 102482
Four album photographs showing the Orchard at Addistoun House, two of the photographs were published in 'The Field'. Page titled: 'Market Garden Plough in the Orchard. Spring 1941' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1941
DP 102483
Six album photographs showing the 'Craters after the Addistoun Blitz, April 7th to 8th 1941'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
4/1941
DP 102484
Four album photographs showing hen house and Saltire beehives at Addistoun House. Page titled: 'Evolution of a Small Holding' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
4/1941
DP 102485
Five album photographs showing animals and haystack at Addistoun House. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1941
DP 102486
Five album photographs showing views of Addistoun House and gardens. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
c. 1941
DP 102487
Four album photographs showing views of Addistoun House and gardens. Page titled: 'Summer 1946' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1946
DP 102488
Four album photographs showing views of gardens at Addistoun House Page titled: 'Summer 1946' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1946
SC 1779534
Addistoun, interior. General view.
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
© RCAHMS
SC 1781468
View of slabbed area, Addistoun
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
SC 2571090
Addistoun, interior. General view.
General Collection. Photograph Albums.
1940
© RCAHMS
Photograph Album No 145: Addistoun Maroon hard-backed album containing 16 brown pages, numbered (pp 23 - 30 missing), presented by the Centre for Architectural History and Theory, University of Edinburgh. Photographic record of the building of both house and lodge inscribed inside front cover 'Leica Book III Addistoun 1937 to 1946', including the architect Charles Geddes Soutar (1878 - 1952), surveyors and builders. Addistoun was built on the site of a previous house at Ratho by Annette and Dr Janet Smith whose flitting from 11 Midmar Gardens, Edinburgh is shown and there are views of the interior and exterior of the new house. During WWII the grounds were used to grow food and there are photographs, some of which were published in The Field in the Spring of 1941, of family members attending to the ploughing, hens, bees, goats and haystacks, and of bomb craters. One photograph shows 3051101 Pte E Waterston. The Smith's parents had built Clashinruich, Glencairn [Ballater] in 1915 - a small green page with 5 pictures of it is enclosed
Six album photographs showing remains of previous house in snow. Page titled: 'Addistoun 1937. February' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
Six album photographs showing the surrounding area including the architect and 'Kate Borthwick ploughing the orchard'. Page titled: 'Spring 1937.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.145: ADDISTOUN
