Basic Site Details

Name: Dolphinton House and lodge
City or county: Peeblesshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Check date of this - on DM's Washington Browne list it appears as 1896

Clarke & Bell are responsible for the lodge - fairly soon after John Ord Mackenzie acquired the estate - and it is possible that they did work on the house as well.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Dolphington CastleYes 
Item 2 of 2Dolphinton CastleYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 4c. 1855c. 1865 Lodge. The New South Wales Clarke & Bell album suggests that Clarke & Bell drew up plans and the greenhouse for the house as well.
Item 2 of 41881  Proposed additions - plans dated
Item 3 of 41886  Proposed alterations- plans dated
Item 4 of 41890  Proposed gate 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 12Clarke & Bell Dc. 1855c. 1865Gate lodge - perhaps prepared plans for work on house as well and certainly for greenhouse.
Item 2 of 12George Bell I Dc. 1855c. 1865Gate lodge - perhaps prepared plans for work on house as well and certainly for greenhouse.
Item 3 of 12William Clarke Dc. 1855c. 1865Gate lodge - perhaps prepared plans for work on house as well and certainly for greenhouse.
Item 4 of 12James Watherston B1881 Proposed additions
Item 5 of 12John Watherston & Sons B1881 Proposed additions
Item 6 of 12William Watherston B1881 Proposed additions
Item 7 of 12James Watherston C1886 Proposed alterations
Item 8 of 12John Watherston & Sons C1886 Proposed alterations
Item 9 of 12William Watherston C1886 Proposed alterations
Item 10 of 12Charles George Hood Kinnear A1890 Proposed gate lodge
Item 11 of 12John More Dick Peddie A1890 Proposed gate lodge
Item 12 of 12Kinnear & Peddie A1890 Proposed gate lodge

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Mackenzie, John Ord, WSClient for 1855-1865 work

References

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSClarke & Bell Album (drawings trimmed to fit, address, dates & titles cut away)  
Item 2 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay Collection DPM 1890/80/1
Item 3 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSWatherston Collection PBD 381/1-4
Item 4 of 4State Library, New South WalesSketchbook and scrapbook of architectural plans and tracings Plates 142-146 (Drawings of Dolphinton House and greenhouse)