Basic Site Details

Name: The Grange
Town, district or village: North Berwick
City or county: East Lothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Central part is still named The Grange.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2East WingYesCurrent name of part of the 1893 building
Item 2 of 2Wester GrangeYesCurrent name of 1904 extension

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Wishart AvenueYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31893  New house (now north wing), garden and stable block/ Also lodge
Item 2 of 31899  Extension
Item 3 of 31904  Major extension (U-plan wing to south-west - now Wester Grange); also separate studio, dynamo house and garden pavilion

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 3(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer A1893 New house, garden and stable block. Also lodge
Item 2 of 3(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer B1899 Extension
Item 3 of 3(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer C1904 Major extension (U-plan wing to south-west - now Wester Grange); also separate studio, dynamo house and garden pavilion

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Armitage, CaptainClient for 1899 work
Item 2 of 2Traynor, LordClient for 1893 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Fortune, Ailsa2005East Lothian Homes: The Grange East Lothian Life, issue 52, Summer 2005 
Item 2 of 4McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)  p367
Item 3 of 4RSA1894   516
Item 4 of 4Savage, Peter1980Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)p171

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register38723 
Item 2 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register38724Lodge on Grange Road and stables
Item 3 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register38725Lychgate
Item 4 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register38726Summer house
Item 5 of 7Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register38727Dynamo house
Item 6 of 7National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLorimer and Matthew Collection LOR N/4 (including 1904 schedules MSS 73/12)
Item 7 of 7Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information from David and Ailsa Fortune (owners of Wester Grange), 2006