Duddingston House
| Duddingston House | |
|---|---|
Palladian | |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 14 July 1966 |
| Reference no. | LB28065 |
| Criteria | Architectural |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00147 |
  Location within Edinburgh | |
Duddingston House is an 18th-century mansion in
History
The lands of Duddingston were purchased by
After Lord Abercorn's death in 1789, the estate passed to his heirs but the house was let. Its tenants were aristocratic including Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings who rented the property for many years and held an infamous garden fete in June 1805 inviting 300 of the Scottish nobility.[3]
The Benhar Coal Mining Company bought a large part of the 1,500-acre (610 ha) estate in the 1880s, and in 1894 Duddingston Golf Club was developed in the grounds. Holyrood High School was built in the park in the 1960s, to the west of the house.
Restoration
By the 1950s the house was in poor repair, and in 1959 it was bought, along with 9 acres (3.6 ha), by a Mr E. Gladstone, who restored the house and opened it as a hotel in 1963.[2] The house was again in disrepair in the 1980s. In the 1990s the stables and service block courtyard of the house were converted into town houses, while the main house was restored by the Burrell Company as offices.
References
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Duddingston House (105 Milton Road West), Former Stables and Office (115-127 (Odd Numbers) Milton Road West) (Category A Listed Building) (LB28065)". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "Duddingston House (GDL00147)". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Cassells Old and New Edinburgh vol.4 ch.37
External links
Media related to Duddingston House at Wikimedia Commons- Duddingston House web site
