Melsetter House

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Melsetter House
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Melsetter House is a former manor house and villa on the Scottish Orkney island of Hoy . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. In addition, the entire property with numerous external buildings is a category A monument ensemble. The chapel and the garden with tea house and pigeon tower are classified as category A monuments in their own right.

history

The manor house was located on the site of today's Melsetter House since 1738, and its lands included the entire island of Hoy and the surrounding smaller islands of South Walls , Fara and Rysa Little . The Moodie family had owned the property since the late 16th century . A previous structure of unknown date is shown at this location on a map from 1695. In 1738 the building was probably largely rebuilt and expanded. The building built during this period forms the basis for today's Melsetter House. The Heddle family bought the property in the early 19th century .

The industrialist Thomas Middlemore from Birmingham bought it on in the 1898th William Lethaby made significant changes to the property. He optically combined the property into one unit and added extensions. Lethaby designed the interior in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement . During the Second World War , Melsetter House housed the top military officers of the naval base at Scapa Flow (see also Scapa Flow Visitor Center ).

description

Melsetter House is located near the coast in the south of Hoy near the offshore island of South Walls. It consists of several, partly connected parts of the building. The facades are plastered with Harl and the building openings are set off with local sandstone . The gables are made as a stepped gable . The interior has largely been preserved in its original state and is designed with great detail in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement.

chapel

The chapel is located southwest of the main building. The quarry stone building was designed by Lethaby and consecrated in June 1900. The small, elongated building offers space for 39 people and is designed as a private chapel by Melsetter House. The facades are plastered and the building openings are set off with sandstone. The chapel is seen as the template for Latheby's All Saints Church in Brockhampton-by-Ross , England .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Entry on Melsetter House Chapel  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 58 ° 47 '8.4 "  N , 3 ° 15' 48.7"  W.