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 NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | East Wing | Yes | Current name of part of the 1893 building | | Wester Grange | Yes | Current name of 1904 extension |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Villa | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Wishart Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1893 | | | New house (now north wing), garden and stable block/ Also lodge | | 1899 | | | Extension | | 1904 | | | Major extension (U-plan wing to south-west - now Wester Grange); also separate studio, dynamo house and garden pavilion |
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 | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | A | 1893 | | New house, garden and stable block. Also lodge | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | B | 1899 | | Extension | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | C | 1904 | | Major extension (U-plan wing to south-west - now Wester Grange); also separate studio, dynamo house and garden pavilion |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Armitage, Captain | Client for 1899 work | | Traynor, Lord | Client for 1893 work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Fortune, Ailsa | 2005 | East Lothian Homes: The Grange | | East Lothian Life, issue 52, Summer 2005 | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p367 | | RSA | 1894 | | | | 516 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p171 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38723 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38724 | Lodge on Grange Road and stables | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38725 | Lychgate | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38726 | Summer house | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38727 | Dynamo house | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR N/4 (including 1904 schedules MSS 73/12) | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information from David and Ailsa Fortune (owners of Wester Grange), 2006 |
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