South Colleonard
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South Colleonard is a villa near the Scottish town of Banff in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1995 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
George Wilson Murray spent several years in Australia and had some success as a building contractor there. In 1863 he acquired the established foundry Banff Foundry . Murray had the Villa South Colleonard built as his own residence on leased land around 1870. He took over the planning himself and oriented himself very closely to the design of Villa Oakleigh (today Creggandarroch ) near Dumbarton . Oakleigh was built in 1863 to a design by Scottish architect John Gordon . As a young architect, Gordon's work was strongly influenced by the work of Alexander Thomson .
On the associated farm, which is explicitly excluded from the preservation order, Murray developed agricultural tools that he marketed internationally.
description
South Colleonard is isolated on a slope about 1.5 km southwest of Banff. The two-storey villa is designed in the historicizing Italianate style . It has an L-shaped floor plan, in the inner corner of which a winter garden with cast iron scaffolding was added in the course of the early 20th century . The high stair tower in the style of a campanile with a round arched arcade is striking . The entrance area on the southwest side is designed with a round arched canopy, cornices and slender pilasters . A rounded recess emerges on the southeast side . The facades are plastered with Harl . The flat sloping roofs are covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on South Colleonard in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 39 '11.1 " N , 2 ° 33' 28.9" W.