Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	RC Home for Ladies, St Andrew's Convent	Yes	Since 1926

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Country House

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1899			Job begun
	1900	1904		Alterations including renewal of most of the interior, stables and lodge

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	James Pearson Alison		A	1899	1904	Alterations including renewal of most of the interior, stables and lodge
	Alexander Inglis		A	1900	1901	Alterations including renewal of most of the interior, stables and lodge - as assistant to J P Alison

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Blenkhorn, J Farrar

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Academy Architecture	1902		part 1		p91; plans p89
	Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts	1902				554
	Scott, Frank	1986	J P Alison Architect		Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society, pp24-25	p26, 29
	Strang, Charles Alexander	1994	Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide			p152

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		James Pearson Alison: F v18 p145 no1346 (microfilm reel 12); Alexander Inglis: L v18 no1363