Basic Site Details Name: | Yester House, St Bothan's Chapel | Town, district or village: | Yester | City or county: | East Lothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | YESTER HOUSE, ST BOTHAN'S CHAPEL, FORMERLY ST CUTHBERT'S COLLEGIATE CHURCH (Ref:14695)
This building is in the East Lothian Council and the Yester Parish. It is a category A building and was listed on 05/02/1971.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Cuthbert's Collegiate Church | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Chapel | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1753 | | Alteration/conversion | Probably designed Gothic facade to truncated church to serve as burial place for 4th Marquess of Tweeddale |
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 | | James Adam | | A | 1753 | | Probably designed Gothic facade to truncated church to serve as burial place for 4th Marquess of Tweeddale | | R & J Adam | | A | 1753 | | Probably designed Gothic facade to truncated church to serve as burial place for 4th Marquess of Tweeddale | | Robert Adam | | A | 1753 | | Probably designed Gothic facade to truncated church to serve as burial place for 4th Marquess of Tweeddale |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Tweeddale, 4th Marquess of | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Yester House | Original house of 1699-1728 by James Smith and Alexander MacGill, altered in 1729 by William Adam Senior and then, in 1789, by Robert Adam. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp213-14 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | East Lothian Antiquarian & Field Naturalists' Soc | 1972 | xiii | | Article by J G Dunbar, pp31-2 |
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