Basic Site Details
| Name: | Spittal Tower |
| Town, district or village: | Hawick |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Now flatted. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Blanerne School | ||
| Spital Tower | ||
| Tower Shaw | ||
| Towerburn | 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 | |
| 1912 | 1914 | Alterations and additions | Alterations |
| 1956 | Conversion to flats | ||
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 McLellan Fairley | A | 1914 | Alterations | ||
| Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | A | 1914 | Alterations | ||
| Robert Stirling Reid | A | 1914 | Alterations | ||
| Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter | A | 1914 | Alterations - involved though no longer officially practising with the partnership | ||
| Ian G Lindsay & Partners | B | 1956 | Conversion to flats | ||
| Ian Gordon Lindsay | B | 1956 | Conversion to flats | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Leadbetter, Thomas Greenshields | For himself |
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 | p693 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p133 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2065 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | CSE 1910/11/1, 1910/12/1, 1910/13/1 (Plans dated from 1910-1934) | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1910/47/1 (although in DPM these drawings are by Leadbetter) | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 180465 | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 211606 | |