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These two designs are very similar to two designs for Andrew Fletcher, attributed to an unexecuted cottage on site of Saltoun Hall, East Lothian (SM Adam 30/83-84) which Bolton suggests are in the hand of James Adam. Andrew Fletcher (1722-79) was the son of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, from whom he inherited Saltoun Hall, East Lothian in 1766. He served as MP for Haddington Burghs in 1747-61 and Haddingtonshire in 1761-68, and was secretary to the Duke of Argyll in 1748-61.
Literature: A.T. Bolton, The architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1922, Volume II, Index, pp. 29, 71; D. King, The complete works of Robert & James Adam and unbuilt Adam, 2001, Volume II, p. 246; ‘Fletcher, Andrew (1722-79), of Saltoun, Haddington’, History of Parliament, online [accessed 9 October 2023]
Louisa Catt, 2023
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Contents of Stucknaduff House, Argyll and Bute: designs for a house, possibly for Andrew Fletcher, ND, execution status unknown (2)
- [1] Preliminary design for the front elevation of a house, ND, execution status unknown
- [2] Preliminary design for the rear front of a house, ND, execution status unknown