Basic Site Details Name: | Oxenfoord Castle | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Oxenfoord Castle School | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | c. 1780 | | Reconstruction | Remodelling | | 1842 | | Alterations and additions | Castellated alterations and enlargement | | 1990 | 1993 | Repair | Repairs. Scheme for arts block within service wing. |
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 | | Robert Adam | | B | 1780 | 1782 | Remodelling | | James Adam | | B | c. 1780 | | Remodelling | | R & J Adam | | B | c. 1780 | | Remodelling | | William Burn | | C | 1842 | | Castellated alterations and additions | | Andrew Stewart Brown | | A | 1990 | 1993 | Repairs. Scheme for arts block within service wing. | | James Walter Thorburn Simpson | | A | 1990 | 1993 | Repairs. Scheme for arts block within service wing. | | Simpson & Brown | | A | 1990 | 1993 | Repairs. Scheme for arts block within service wing. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Dalrymple, Sir John, Bart. | | | Stair, 8th Earl of | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p 374 | | Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | | | | | Small, J | 1883 | Castles and Mansions of the Lothians | | | volume ii |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Country Life | 15 August 1974 | | | | | RIBA Transactions | 1870 | | | p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | |
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