Basic Site Details

Name: Glenmayne
Town, district or village: Galashiels
City or county: Selkirkshire
Country: Scotland
Parish: Galashiels
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418661867 Original house
Item 2 of 4September 1866  Drawings for original house
Item 3 of 418681869 Stables, reservoir, gates and lodge
Item 4 of 41913  New entrance gateway and library

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 6Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) C  Interior alterations, instructed by Tait of Galashiels - date unknown
Item 2 of 6___ Tait C  Instructed Scott Morton & Co for interior alterations - date unknown
Item 3 of 6Charles George Hood Kinnear A18661869 
Item 4 of 6John Dick Peddie A18661869 
Item 5 of 6Peddie & Kinnear A18661869 
Item 6 of 6(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer B1913 New entrance gateway and library

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Murray, H SClient for Lorimer work
Item 2 of 2Murray, John - peltmongerClient for Peddie & Kinnear work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard2006Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) New Haven and London: Yale University Presspp 330-1
Item 2 of 4RSA1869   842
Item 3 of 4Savage, Peter1980Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)p176
Item 4 of 4Strang, Charles Alexander1994Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide  p204

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register12929 
Item 2 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay Collection DPM/1860/125/3
Item 3 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLorimer and Matthew Collection LOR G/12
Item 4 of 4Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information on involvement of Scott Morton & Co