Basic Site Details

Name: Gunsgreen House
Town, district or village: Eyemouth
City or county: Berwickshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: It is niot clear if Robbie & Wellwood undertook one or two phases of work at Gunsgreen

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 2c. 1753 Build/construction 
Item 2 of 21969 Alteration/conversionRestoration to form sports complex

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 6John Adam Bc. 1753 Attribution
Item 2 of 6Andrew Dougal A1969 Restoration
Item 3 of 6Andrew Strachan Nicoll A1969 Restoration
Item 4 of 6James R Bain A1969 Restoration
Item 5 of 6Martin Muir Walker Wellwood A1969 Restoration
Item 6 of 6Robbie & Wellwood A1969 Restoration

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 3Eyemouth Burgh Council 
Item 2 of 3Eyemouth Golf Club 
Item 3 of 3Nisbet, JohnClient for original building

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p97
Item 2 of 2RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Penicuik HouseArchive  Small scale drawings for this house in one of James Adam's sketch-books at Penicuik house suggest this was probably designed in the Adam office rather than by John himself.