Broughton Place
Broughton Place is a villa near the Scottish village of Broughton in the Scottish Borders Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2011. The villa is not to be confused with the villa Broughton House or the manor house Broughton Castle .
history
The confidante of the Scottish pretender to the throne Charles Edward Stuart , John Murray of Broughton , owned the land of Broughton in the mid-18th century , on which at that time a predecessor of today's Broughton Place was located. After the Second Jacobite Rising ended in 1745, Murray was pardoned and branded a traitor to the Scottish cause. For this reason he sold Broughton in 1762. A fire destroyed the house there in 1773.
The present villa was built between 1935 and 1938 for the physician Thomas Renton Elliott . Elliott commissioned the architect Basil Spence to plan the villa. Both Spence and his partner William Kininmonth made designs. At the request of Elliott, who wanted it to be built in the style of a traditional Scottish tower house , Spence's design was adapted before construction began. Elliott's widow had the villa converted into several luxury apartments. After her death in 1975 these were sold.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Broughton Place in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′ 14.7 " N , 3 ° 24 ′ 13.6" W.