A-Listed Palladian mansion, Marchmont House in Berwickshire was built 1750-55 by Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont, substantially to a 1730s design by William Adam, overseen after Adam’s death by Thomas Gibson. Fittings included some of Thomas Clayton’s finest plasterwork. It was bought at auction in 1913 by industrialist Robert McEwen, with only minor alterations … Read more
A-Listed Bughtrig House, Berwickshire has been extended several times since construction of the original three-bay house around 1785. Smith & Garratt were engaged by the Ramsay family to undertake a comprehensive programme of restoration, repair, and renovation, including asbestos removal, renewables (solar, PV, and GSHP), and installation of a new, technically challenging, limestone, cantilevered staircase … Read more
“Producing expert opinions is always interesting,” says Hugh Garratt, principal surveyor at Smith & Garratt. “Other peoples’ problems are invariably more interesting than one’s own. Having read the case materials, I often sit back and wonder whether – had they tried really hard – the people involved could have landed themselves in as much mess … Read more