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M H Baillie Scott – Key Projects

Key Buildings by this British Arts & Crafts Architect

Blackwell – The Arts and Crafts House, Windermere, Cumbria, England, UK
Date built: –

picture © Isabelle Lomholt
Blackwell – The Arts and Crafts House in Windermere – news 7 Aug 2013
The building refurbishment took place in 2003
Renewal design: Allies and Morrison Architects
Listed building
Cumbria Building

Blackwell, Windermere, Lake District, north west England:

pictures © Isabelle Lomholt

Blackwell retains many of its original decorative features, including a rare hessian wall-hanging in the Dining Room, leaf-shaped door handles, curious window catches, spectacular plasterwork, stained glass and carved wooden panelling by Simpsons of Kendal. The rooms contain furniture and objects by many of the leading Arts & Crafts designers and studios – metalwork by WAS Benson, ceramics by Pilkingtons and Ruskin Pottery and furniture by Morris & Co., Stanley Webb Davies, Ernest Gimson and Baillie Scott himself.
source: Blackwell – The Arts and Crafts House

High Ground House, Borrowdale, Cumbria, England
Date built: –

photos : Peter Francis

Set on the lower slopes of Catbells with stunning views overlooking Derwentwater and the Borrowdale Valley in just over an acre of natural gardens High Ground is a truly magical spot. Designed by this the renowned Arts & Crafts Architect who also designed ‘Blackwell’ overlooking Windermere.

Priestcliffe, Newlands, Hertfordshire, southern England, UK
Date built: 1909

Sandford Country House Hotel, Fife, Scotland
Date built: 1902

image © Adrian Welch
Arts & crafts style, former Valentine House:
Baillie Scott house in Scotland

Trunch, Saltwood-in-Hythe, Kent, England, UK
Date built: 1923

White house, Helensburgh, Scotland
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Located in the same affluent west Scottish town where one of Charles and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s most famous works is located. Hill House in Helensburgh, considered second only to the Glasgow School of Art in architectural importance, and was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie in 1902-04. The White house Helensburgh predates the famous Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Waterlow Court Walk, Heath Close, London NW11, England, UK
Date built: 1909
Arts & Crafts building: orig. designed as 50 self-contained houses for single working women

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Location: Kent, England, UK / Isle of Man

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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott Practice Information

Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott lived from 1865 to 1945. He was born – and died – in Kent, England, but set up architecture practice on the Isle of Man in 1892.

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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865–1945) was a British architect, interior designer, and artist best known for his influential role in the Arts and Crafts movement.

Baillie Scott was a pioneer of holistic interior design—long before it became standard practice. He didn’t just design buildings; he designed:

-Furniture
-Lighting
-Decorative elements

Everything worked together as a unified environment.

Key ideas in his work

“The room as a whole”: interiors should feel cohesive, not a collection of objects
Human-centered living: spaces designed around comfort, light, and daily life
Built-in furniture: benches, cabinets, and inglenooks integrated into architecture
Craftsmanship over ornamentation: simple forms, high-quality materials

Notable works:

– Blackwell House (Lake District, UK) – one of his most famous Arts and Crafts homes
– The Red House, Bedford Park (not to be confused with William Morris’ Red House)

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