Basic Site Details
| Name: | Drygrange House |
| Town, district or village: | Melrose |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Stables & steading and walled garden are B listed and house to north of steading and factor's house (now north lodge) are C listed. A Herbertson & Sons acted as builders. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Drygrange Nursing Home | Yes | |
| Grangehall Care Home | ||
| St Andrew's College | Yes | |
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 | |
| 1887 | 1889 | First scheme and executed scheme | |
| 1904 | Summer House added | ||
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1887 | 1899 | First scheme and executed scheme (also stables and steading, factor's house and house to north of steading) | |
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1887 | 1889 | First scheme and executed scheme (also stables and steading, factor's house and house to north of steading) | |
| Kinnear & Peddie | A | 1887 | 1889 | First scheme and executed scheme (also stables and steading, factor's house and house to north of steading) | |
| George Washington Browne | B | 1904 | Summer House added | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | B | 1904 | Summer House added | ||
| Peddie & Washington Browne | B | 1904 | Summer House added | ||
| George Washington Browne | D | 1906 | Lodge and gates (also gates in walled garden) | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | D | 1906 | Lodge and gates (also gates in walled garden) | ||
| Peddie & Washington Browne | D | 1906 | Lodge and gates (also gates in walled garden) | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | C | 1910 | Further work | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Roberts, | 1905-1914 work |
| Sprott, Edward W | Original house |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | pp 226-8 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p173 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18835 | House |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18839 | House to north of steading (no 4 Drygrange Stable Cottages) |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18840 | Factor's house |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18838 | Stables and steading (Former steading including 1 & 2 Drygrange Cottages and Drygrange Stables Cottage) |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18836 | Walled garden (with gates) |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18837 | Summer house |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM/1880/4/18 | |