Panmure House

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Panmure House was a country house northwest of the village of Muirdrum , about 6.5 km north of Carnoustie in the Scottish county of Angus . It was the seat of the Earls of Panmure . The 17th century house was remodeled in the 19th century but demolished in 1955.

history

The Panmure estate was inherited by the Maule family in 1224 and the remains of Panmure Castle are still near where the mansion stood.

Panmure House was designed by the royal builder John Mylne (1611–1667). However, he died before the house was finished. His client was George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure , (1619–1671). After Mylne's death, Alexander Nisbet , a builder from Edinburgh , continued work on the house; the interior was designed by James Bain , the king's cabinet maker. In the past, the design of the house was sometimes attributed to William Bruce , and he also advised the Earl after Mylne's death, but he only designed the gates and pillars of the property himself. After the death of the 3rd Earl, his son, James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure , had the wings added.

In 1715 the 4th Earl forfeited his title and possessions by participating in the Jacobite Rising, but Panmure House fell to his relatives, the Earls of Dalhousie . 1852-1855 the house was expanded and remodeled in the Scottish Baronial style by the architect David Bryce at the instigation of Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie .

Panmure House was demolished in December 1955 in "one of the largest acts of officially sanctioned vandalism of its kind in Scotland".

The Panmure Testimonial , a 32 meter high monument designed by John Henderson and erected in 1839 for William Maule, 1st Baron Panmure , still stands on the property today and is listed as a Category B Historic Building by Historic Scotland . The stables of the country house have also been preserved. The memorial column of Panmure House is classified as a monument of the highest category A, as is the western gateway.

Others

The actor Alan Cumming grew up on the Panmure estate, where his father was the chief forester.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Panmure . In: Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ^ R. Dickson, GC Dickson: Carnoustie and its Neighborhood . Pinkfoot Press, Balgavies 1892.
  4. ^ A b Ian Gow: Soctland's Lost Houses . Aurum Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84513-051-0 .
  5. ^ Panmure House . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ^ Clair Black: Alan Cumming on Dealing with his Past . In: The Scotsman . November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

literature

  • Miles Glendinning, Ranald McInnes, Aonghus McKechnie: A History of Scottish Architecture: From the Renaissance to the Present Day . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1996.
  • Kate Newland: James Baine, His Majesty's Master Wright: Principal Building Works and Contracts in Architectural Heritage . Issue XXVI (2015). Pp. 87-103.

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Coordinates: 56 ° 32 ′ 13.9 "  N , 2 ° 45 ′ 14"  W.