Basic Site Details
| Name: | St Margaret's Dominican Convent |
| Town, district or village: | Hawick |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | CHECK - Date of construction. Dedication of chapel reported in Building News, November 1912. BBC item also gives 1912 as the date the convent opened. Canmore also lists work by Aitken and Turnbull 1966 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Religious House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1913 | Convent and Chapel | ||
| 1922 or 1934(?) | Home for Incurables | ||
| 1970 | Destruction/demolition | Hall demolished in 1970 - Canmore. Remainder of convent retained | |
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 | |
| Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | A | 1913 | |||
| Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | B | 1922 or 1934(?) | Home for Incurables, in grounds | ||
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 | p350 | |
| Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | pp18 & 48 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p137 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 15 November 1912 | p687 - Dedication and blessing of the chapel | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||