Greywalls (East Lothian)
Greywalls is an art and crafts mansion at the end of Duncur Road on the northeastern edge of the Scottish village of Gullane in the East Lothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Today the villa houses a hotel.
history
Greywalls was built by the British politician Alfred Lyttelton . For the enthusiastic golfer, the proximity to the 18th hole of the Muirfield Golf Club was decisive for the choice of location . In 1901 Lyttelton commissioned Edwin Lutyens to build the villa, which was originally supposed to be called High Walls . Lutyens worked with Gertrude Jekyll to create the associated gardens . In 1905, William Dodge James bought the property. Due to a personal friendship with James, the British King Edward VII visited Greywalls.
An additional grand piano was created in 1911 based on a design by Robert Lorimer . In the aftermath of World War I , James no longer lived in Greywalls and leased the property to various people. In 1924 it came to James Horlick . During the Second World War , Greywalls was acquired as a rest home for fighter pilots from the nearby Drem Airfield . After the end of the war, it was left to Polish troops who used the villa as a hospital.
Horlick's descendants converted the villa into a hotel in 1948. After a fire in 1969, the rooms were modernized. Another wing was added in 1972 to create additional rooms. The affiliated restaurant "Chez Roux" is run by French top chef Albert Roux .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Greywalls Hotel website
- ↑ a b c Entry on Greywalls in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ History of Greywalls
Web links
- Network presence of the Greywalls Hotel
- Entry on Greywalls in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 56 ° 2 ′ 32.2 " N , 2 ° 49 ′ 10" W.