Basic Site Details Name: | Hutton Castle | Town, district or village: | Duns (near) | City or county: | Berwickshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Improvements are being carried out at Hutton Castle, Berwickshire, the property of Lord Tweedmouth. Two new approaches to the castle have been made and a lodge had been constructed at the west drive. Lord Tweedmouth intends to provide extra bedroom accommodation and buildings for servants, etc. Further stable accommodation will also be erected, but arrangements have yet to be made for these. The old tower is to be made habitable, the centre part being raised one storey. The new portions will have asphalte roofs, with embrasures and parapets. There will also be internal alterations. The architect is Mr George Dun of Duns, and the contractors for the work in the centre part of the building are: mason, Henry Steele, Greenlaw; joiner, James Crombie, Duns; slater and plasterer William Fortune, Chirnside; plumber, Abel Ford, Coldstream. [Builder 29 May 1897 p490] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Hatton Hall | | | | Hutton Hall | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Castle | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | 1898 | | Extensive building programme | | 1916 | | | Addition of new kitchen quarters, bedrooms and remodelling of old castle | | 1926 | | | Restoration, additions and alterations for William Burrell | | 1927 | 1932 | | Interiors completed |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | George Duns | | | 1896 | 1898 | Extensive building programme | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | 1916 | | Addition of new kitchen quarters, bedrooms and remodelling of old castle | | Neil McLeod | | G | 1916 | 1917 | Mason work | | Neil McLeod & Sons | | G | 1916 | 1917 | Mason work | | Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | | | 1926 | | Restoration, additions and alterations for William Burrell | | Frank Surgey | | A | 1927 | 1932 | Interiors completed | | Wilfred Drake | | A | 1927 | 1932 | Interiors completed |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Burrell, Sir William | Client for 1916 restoration | | Burrell, William | Restoration, additions and alterations, 1926 | | Tweedmouth, Second Baron | Client for 1896-8 work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | p 393-6 | | Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | p53 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p176 | | Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | p55 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 29 May 1897 | | | p490 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10524 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR H/7 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | | Reginald Fairlie work | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Manuscripts | | MSS 73/43 |
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