Netherurd House
House (18th Century)
Site Name Netherurd House
Classification House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 50138
Site Number NT14SW 65
NGR NT 11692 44708
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50138
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Kirkurd
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT14SW 65.01 NT 11796 44783 Home Farm
NT14SW 65.02 NT 11858 44745 Stables
NT14SW 65.03 NT 11842 44350 The Whalebone Arch
NT14SW 65.04 NT 11209 44405 West Lodge
NT14SW 65.05 NT 12270 44907 East Lodge
NMRS REFERENCE:
ARCHITECTS: Robert Burn - work of building the house to be subject of inspection by Mr Curms 1790.
James McLaren - to superintend the work failing Robert Burn 1790.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Record Office
New Cairnmuir [Netherurd]. Additional work for the New House of Cairnmuir.
Account signed by John Hamilton.
It amounts to £372. 12. 3.
GD 120/416
New Cairnmuir Netherurd. Description of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Letter from John Lawson to Alexander Dalzell.
He provides a description of the house (and pigeon house) for a proposed tenant.
GD 120/714 and 715
Building of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Receipts (2) from James Hamilton, Mason.
They amount to £225 and £19.19. 0.
1791 and 1793 GD 120/419 and 420
Payment for building the New House of Cairnmuir.
Receipted account from John Hamilton.
It covers the work contracted for [in GD 120/215] and additional work and amounts to £1,243. 18. 1.
1794 GD 120/590
Wright work carried out in the Back Court of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Receipted account from John Hamilton.
It amounts to £83.13.6
1794 GD 120/591
New Cairnmuir [Netherurd]. Additional work for the New House of Cairnmuir.
Account signed by John Hamilton.
It amounts to £372.12. 3
GD 120/416
Building of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Estimate of the building contract between William Lawson and John Hamilton. wright.
It amounts to £787. 12. 4.
1791 GD 120/428
Building of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Missive between William Lawson and James Hamilton, Mason.
[Robert] Burn, Architect [1752-1815] is to inspect the work.
1791 GD 120/425
Payment for building the New House of Cairnmuir.
Receipted account from John Hamilton for Wright, Plumber, Glazier and Plaster work.
It amounts to £881. 15. 2.
1792 (Receipted 1794) GD 120/592
Building of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Mason's account from James Hamilton.
It amounts to £321. 2. 0.
1793 GD 120/418
The proposed New House of Cairnmuir.
Letter and statement of charges from George Inglis, Mason.
1791 GD 120/597 and 598.
Estimate of the cost of building a house. Priced by measurement.
If plain work is agreed upon, the expense would amount to £648 but if ornamental cornices were required it would be £972 and with ornamental roofs £1,296.
N.D. GD 120/605
Building of the New House of Cairnmuir.
Contract between William Lawson of Cairnmuir and John Hamilton, Wright in Lanark and Thomas McGhie, Wright in Lanark.
A Plan and Elevation would be delivered to John Hamilton in order to estimate expense of slater, plumber, plaster, glazier and wright work.
The materials and finished work are to be passed by Robert Burn [1752-1815] or failing him by James McLeran, Architects in Edinburgh.
1791 GD 120/415
Additional clause in Agreement between William Lawson and John Hamilton, wright, concerning the building of the New House of Cairnmuir. It gives William Lawson the right to delay finishing any part of the house and be liable only for the cost of the work done.
Missive and letter.
1791 GD 120/602 and 604
Statement of charges by James Purdie for Wright work for a house for William Lawson of Cairnmuir.
1791 GD 120/601
Articles of Agreement between William Lawson, Esq of Cairnmuir and John Hamilton, Wright in Lanark, relative to the building of a house for Mr Lawson. When the work is finished [Robert] Burn, architect [1752-1815] is to inspect the work and upon his declaring it sufficient the balance of the price shall be paid in the event of Mr Burn's death. Mr James McLenan, Architect , shall judge the sufficiency of the work. Agreement witnessed by James Loch of Herdman Shiels and Archibald Hamilton of Kronstadt, Russia.
1791 GD 120/593
Proposed New House of Cairnmuir. Estimate and measurement of the stone work for Mr Loch's plan. It amounts to #386.17.5 1/2.
1791 GD 120/429
Description of a house intended to be built by William Lawson of Cairnmuir upon his Estate of New Cairnmuir.
1791 GD 120/417
Statement of charges by William Turnbull for Wright work.
N.D. GD 120/600
Estimates, agreements, measurement and accounts.
1790 -
Account for additional work on New House at Cairnmuir from John Hamilton
Sum # 372.12. 3
1794 GD 120/416
Description of house intended to be built by William Lawson of Cairnmuir upon his estate of New Cairnmuir.
1791 GD 120/417
Contract for the building of a house on William Lawson's estate. The materials and the finished work are to be passed by Burns, architect in Edinburgh or failing him by James McLaren - also an architect in Edin.
1791 GD 120/415
Estimate for painting from John Gemmell.
1810 GD 120/711
Photographic Survey (December 1960)
Photographs of Netherurd House, Peebles-shire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1960.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
