Old Photograph Whittingehame House Scotland

Old photograph of Whittinghame House, East Lothian, Scotland. James Balfour engaged James Dorward, from Haddington, to build a new neo-classical mansion and offices to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, Whittingehame House, completed about 1817, with additions and alterations by architect William Burn ten years later. This became the family home of the Balfours and the birthplace of the Prime Minister Arthur Balfour and the scientist Francis Maitland Balfour. Between 1939 and 1941, Whittingehame was converted into a school for Jewish refugee children coming to Britain through the Kindertransport. The school, known as the Whittingehame Farm School, sheltered 160 children between the ages of 7 and 17. This building, a huge country house and A-listed, still stands, albeit now divided into private apartments. It is not open to the public.



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Old Photograph Tyninghame House Scotland

Old photograph of Tyninghame House, East Lothian, Scotland. Splendid 17th century pink sandstone Scottish baronial house, rebuilt in 1829 by William Burn. Seat of Lord Haddington. In 1628 when Thomas Hamilton, the 1st Earl of Haddington received that title in exchange for that of Earl of Melrose he acquired Tyninghame by purchase. His son was killed in an explosion at Dunglass Castle in 1640, and by 1669 the 5th Earl had inherited the property. He married Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes, daughter of the Duke of Rothes, and lived mainly on his wife's estate. His son, the 6th Earl, took up residence at Tyninghame following his marriage around 1700. In 1791 Charles, the 8th Earl, renovated the house, but these were superseded by the works carried out by the 9th Earl. In 1828 he commissioned William Burn to redesign the house in the Scots Baronial style. Burn made only limited alterations to the plan of the house, but totally altered the elevations, refacing most of the building in red sandstone, and adding turrets and other details. The 9th Earl also carried out further plantings in the parks, and erected an obelisk in 1856 to commemorate the work of the 5th Earl. On the death of the 9th Earl in 1858, the estate was inherited by a cousin, George Baillie of Mellerstain. His son, the 11th Earl carried out further improvements in the 1880s. After the 12th Earl died in 1986, the 13th Earl chose to retain Mellerstain House near Duns as his main residence, and Tyninghame was sold the following year.



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Old Photograph Bilsdean Scotland

Old photograph of Bilsdean, East Lothian, Scotland. This village is located between Thorntonloch and Cockburnspath.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Strawberry Cream Cakes Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of home made Strawberry Cream Cakes from a cafe in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Scottish Cooking. A very dreich day in Scotland, brightened up my day with a delicious cream cake.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Stovies Oatcakes Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of Stovies and Oatcakes Cakes from a cafe in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Scottish Cooking.



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