Description

Large symmetrical Graeco-Roman ashlar faced mansion 2 storey
on S.E. and 2-storey (later) attic and basement on N.W. with
single storey and basement wings: segmentally-arched terrace
at main block on N.W. S.E. frontage: 6-bay fluted corinthian
colonnade set in pilasters between balustraded 2 window
ends: centre 3 bays advanced with pediment as porte cochere
after manner of Carlton House London. Wings have tetrastyle
anta order with pediment: 7/8 window N.W. front with centre
tripartite at ground floor. Rusticated terrace and
basement. Interior: central hall, dome on pendentives marble
corinthian columns yellow scagliola walls: 3 notable N. rooms,
centre room has segmentally-arched ceiling and scagliola
columns; ceilings painted and stencilled; staircase Pompeian
red with decorative panels. Archibald Simpson (Aberdeen),
archt., begun 1827.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17576219

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair