Basic Site Details

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
	1814	1824	Build/construction	Dates of William Atkinson's involvement.
	1816	1819		First phase
	1822	1824		Second phase
	1857		Addition	SW wing

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
	Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd)					Interior work - date unknown
	William Atkinson		E	1814	1824	Incorporated suggestions by Edward Blore.
	Edward Blore		A	1816	1819	First phase - adapted designs of William Atkinson
	John & Thomas Smith		A	1816	1819	Builders of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
	John Smith		A	1816	1819	Builder of first phase (addition of breakfast parlour, armoury and dining room to original farmhouse) - to the designs of William Atkinson
	Thomas Smith		A	1816	1819	First phase - adapted designs of William Atkinson
	John & Thomas Smith		C	1817	1824	Courtyard walls and mounting block
	John Smith		C	1817	1824	Courtyard walls and mounting block
	Thomas Smith		C	1817	1824	Courtyard walls and mounting block
	Edward Blore		B	1821	1824	Second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	John & Thomas Smith		B	1821	1824	Builders of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	John Smith		B	1821	1824	Builder of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	Thomas Smith		B	1821	1824	Builder of second phase - drawing room, library, study, great hall, and clearance of original farmhouse
	William Burn		D	1853	1857	SW wing added
	William Wilkinson Wardell		S	Mid 1850s		Chapel chimneypiece

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Hope-Scott, J R	Client for William Burn work
	Scott, Walter (Sir)	Client for William Atkinson work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Brown, Ian G (ed)		Abbotsford and Sir Walter Scott
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition
	Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard	2006	Borders (The Buildings of Scotland)		New Haven and London: Yale University Press	p93
	Evans, A G	2010	William Wilkinson Wardell: building with conviction		UK Edition 2011	p87
	Grierson, H J C		Letters of Sir Walter Scott			Volume IV, pp289 and 333-339, 526-7. Volume VII, p208
	RCAHMS		Roxburgh inventory			Vol II, 582
	Strang, Charles Alexander	1994	Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide			pp184-5
	Wainwright, Clive		The Romantic Interior			pp147-79

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Country Life	9 June 1989			Article by Clive Wainwright.
	RIBA Transactions	1870			p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson.

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	15104	Abbotsford Including House, Walled Garden and Courtyards
	National Library of Scotland	Manuscript Collection	MS 3889, f.17
	Professor David M Walker personal archive	Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material		Information on involvement of Scott Morton & Co