Bush House (Midlothian)
Bush House is a mansion in the Scottish town of Penicuik in the Midlothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. In addition, it forms a category B monument ensemble with various external buildings.
history
The Bush House estate had been owned by the Moubray family since 1722 . Archibald Trotter and Jean Moubray married around 1750 . Trotter then had Bush House built on the site of an old farmhouse. His son Robert commissioned the Scottish architects Robert and James Adam to plan, redesign and expand the mansion. The designs were partially carried out in 1791. Robert Rowand Anderson was responsible for a further redesign in 1795 .
The Dryden House , which is also family-owned , was in an uninhabitable state from 1848 and its interior was partially transferred to Bush House. The University of Edinburgh acquired the property in the mid-20th century . She set up the Edinburgh Center of Rural Economy there. Today it forms the center of the Edinburgh Technopole , a technology park.
description
The classicist Bush House is located on the northern edge of Penicuik. On the three-axis-wide, northeast-exposed front of the three-story sandstone structure, a semicircular recess emerges in the middle . The entrance area in this area is designed with Doric columns and segmented gables. A balcony with a stone balustrade runs above it .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Bush House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 33.2 " N , 3 ° 12 ′ 24.4" W.