Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cowdenknowes |
| City or county: | Berwickshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Earlston |
| Status: | A Listed |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House(?) | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1574 | Original part of mansion house | ||
| 1820 | Extension to west elevation | ||
| 1866 | 1867 | Scheme to baronialise the house - only simplified scheme executed. Extra storey added to SW wing | |
| 20 September 1867 | Date of plans for Brown & Wardrop additions | ||
| 1883 | Alterations and additions to house | ||
| 1995 | 1996 | Alteration/conversion | Alterations and restoration |
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 | |
| John Smith | 1820 | Extension to west elevation | |||
| Brown & Wardrop | B | 1866 | 1867 | Scheme to baronialise the house - only simplified scheme executed. Extra storey added to SW wing | |
| James Maitland Wardrop | B | 1866 | 1867 | Scheme to baronialise the house - only simplified scheme executed. Extra storey added to SW wing | |
| Thomas Brown II | B | 1866 | 1867 | Scheme to baronialise the house - only simplified scheme executed. Extra storey added to SW wing | |
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | 1883 | Carried out interior decoration to the designs of Colin Swanson | |||
| James Watherston | C | 1883 | Alterations and additions to house | ||
| John Watherston & Sons | C | 1883 | Alterations and additions to house | ||
| William Watherston | C | 1883 | Alterations and additions to house | ||
| Colin L M (or S M ) Swanson | F | 1883 | Deisgn of interior work - instructed Scott Morton to carry out work | ||
| Andrew Stewart Brown | H | 1995 | 1996 | Alterations and restoration | |
| Simpson & Brown | H | 1995 | 1996 | Alterations and restoration | |
| James Walter Thorburn Simpson | H | 1996 | 1996 | Alterations and restoration | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cotesworth, Robert | Client for Brown & Wardrop scheme |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Cowdenknowes, stables | |
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 | pp 195-7 | |
| Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Cowdenknowes House | Cowdenknowes drawings | Brown & Wardrop additions | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2120 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | BWD 28/5-15 and possibly also 1-4 | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information on Scott Morton & Co involvement | |