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Nether Blainslie, The Steading
Farmhouse (18th Century), House (20th Century)
Site Name Nether Blainslie, The Steading
Classification Farmhouse (18th Century), House (20th Century)
Canmore ID 361934
Site Number NT54SW 51
NGR NT 54602 43745
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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DP 303730
View from south-east showing sculpture by Charles Poulson at the workshop, The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View of entrance to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Detail of entrance doors at stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View from south-west showing stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View of garden at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing bathroom sauna on first-floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Sample detail of notebook by Tim Stead at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Sample detail of notebook by Tim Stead at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Sample detail of notebook by Tim Stead at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303832
Interior view of ground-floor extension room in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303861
Interior view of kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303871
Interior view showing detail of drawer fronts in kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303873
Interior view showing detail of cabinet in living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of bedroom with bunk beds on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303877
View of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of store in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Detail of 'drop down' door at stables workshop used with a backcloth for photography at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303750
View of entrance door to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303751
View from south-east showing stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303781
Interior view showing detail of door, including weighted closure system, in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303782
Interior view showing detail of weighted closure system on door in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303784
Interior view showing raised bed above wardrobe and storage in Bedroom Two on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303794
Interior view showing bathroom on first-floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303799
Interior view showing detail of door handle to bathroom on first-floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303834
Interior view showing staircase leading from ground-floor extension room in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303839
Interior view showing desk in first-floor bedroom in extension to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303840
Interior view showing bed with 'broch' spiral in bed canopy in first-floor bedroom in extension to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303850
Interior view showing staircase up to hayloft bedroom and bookshelf steps in ground-floor study of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303866
Interior view showing staircase from ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303872
Interior view of living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303884
Interior view of living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303885
Interior view showing fireplace in living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303737
Detail of sculpture by Charles Poulson at stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303746
Detail of stepped walls at stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303752
View from west showing stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303778
Interior view showing detail of door handle in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303792
Interior view showing detail of door handle in Bedroom One on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303795
Interior view showing bathroom on first-floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303818
Interior view showing sanding machine in workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303820
Interior view showing door of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303827
Interior view of ground-floor extension room in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303829
Interior view showing bookshelves on staircase leading from ground-floor extension room in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303837
Interior view of first-floor bedroom in extension to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303844
Interior view showing detail of cupboard doors in ground-floor entrance lobby of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303847
Detail of doorbell at entrance to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303857
Interior view of 'hayloft' bedroom in ground-floor study of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303858
Interior view showing detail of light pull in ground-floor study of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303860
Interior view of kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303867
Interior view showing staircase from ground floor in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303874
Interior view showing detail of cabinet with doors hiding utility meter in living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303882
View from south showing house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303889
Interior view of Bedroom One on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303894
Interior view showing inset cupboards on ground floor of extension to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303758
Detail of sculpture on stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303760
View of entrance to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303772
Interior view showing 'Brinsley wellhead' and door to garden from sun room in the house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303774
Interior view of varnishing room in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of work in progress in varnishing room in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303777
Interior view showing detail of door handle to varnishing room in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303783
Interior view showing detail of weighted closure system in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303788
Interior view showing first-floor landing in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303793
Interior view of first-floor landing in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303797
Interior view showing bathroom sauna on first-floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303802
Sample detail of notebook by Tim Stead at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing sawdust extractor in workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing door of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing detail of door handle to workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303848
Interior view showing folding desk (raised) in ground-floor study of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303855
Interior view showing sample chairs in ground-floor study in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303864
Interior view showing clock in kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of kitchen on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303878
Interior view of showroom in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303891
Interior view showing chess board (first piece made by Tim Stead) in living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303731
View from east showing entrance to The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View from east showing entrance to The Steading, Nether Blainslie. Entrance to steading from east.
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DP 303736
Detail of sculpture by Charles Poulson at stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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DP 303738
Detail of corbel at stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View from north-east showing workshop attached to house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View of garden at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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View of garden at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Detail of windows to stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of showroom/store in stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Detail of chairs in showroom of stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of stables workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing 'Brinsley wellhead' and door to garden from sun room in the house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing detail of bookcase in Bedroom Two on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing detail of door in Bedroom Two on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing detail of desk in Bedroom One on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of Bedroom One on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing detail of door handle to bathroom on first floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view showing Skara Brae-inspired fireplace in living room on ground floor of house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of workshop at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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Interior view of ground-floor extension room in house at The Steading, Nether Blainslie.
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- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Melrose
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
Photographic Survey (21 March 2019)
The Steading was bought by the Stead family in the early 1980's as a home and workshops. Over the years the original farmhouse house was given a two storey extension and the former stable block became a working space and show room for Tim Stead, sculptor in wood and furniture maker. The workshop continues to make furniture and pieces, some inspired by original Stead ideas. The house has been described by the Tim Stead Trust as possibly his 'single most important work' with Stead continually working on the house until just prior to his death. Particularly interesting details include the kitchen where the drawer fronts and handles are fashioned from wood, the floor fashioned from off cut slivers of wood, four poster beds, including one with spiral inspired by a Scottish broch and the fire surround reminiscent of Skara Brae (Stead recreated a chamber at Skara Brae in wood for the 'Scotland Creates' exhibition, 1990).
