The Glen

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The Glen

The Glen , including Glen House , is in the Scottish Baronial style decorated mansion . It is located in the middle of a spacious estate around four kilometers southwest of the Scottish town of Innerleithen in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. In addition, The Glen, together with various external buildings, forms a category A monument ensemble. Three associated structures are independently classified as Category A structures. These are the gardens, the stables and The Temple. The entire property is on the Scottish Landscaping Register . The highest rating “outstanding” was awarded in three of the seven categories.

history

The history of the property can be traced back to 1296. It remained in family ownership until 1512 and was then split into two neighboring properties with the names Easter Glen and Wester Glen . The Edinburgh banker Alexander Allan acquired Easter Glen in 1796 for £ 10,500. Both properties were reunited in the early 18th century. At the time, The Glen was in a relatively small building. Allan's son William Allan commissioned the Scottish architect William Henry Playfair to expand the building. Allan also began developing the gardens and parks.

Industrialist and politician Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet , bought the property in 1852 for £ 33,140. He had the existing building demolished and commissioned the construction of the current mansion based on a design by David Bryce . In 1874 a tower was added, also based on a design by Bryce. After a fire in 1905, Robert Lorimer restored The Glen. In the course of the work, various additions were made and the garden design revised. The wife of Christopher Gray Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner, initiated various modernizations of the interior. As a family friend, Princess Margaret showed her affection for The Glen and spent several stays there.

Gardens

A quarry stone wall surrounds the gardens adjoining the manor house to the southwest. The facility was designed by David Bryce in 1854 and redesigned several times at the beginning of the 20th century. The gardens are terraced with Harl- plastered walls. Richly ornamented, double-winged wrought - iron gates lead onto the site. There are variously classicist stone benches with segment-arched back walls and cornices .

stables

In the north, the stables border the courtyard in front of the manor house. Like The Glen itself, David Bryce designed the Scottish Baronial stables in 1854. Changes were made in 1874 by Bryce and around 1905 by Lorimer. The stables consist of three buildings that enclose an irregularly shaped inner courtyard. A blind wall closes off the west side. Natural stone details made of cream-colored sandstone contrast the darker masonry. The structure is designed with arched openings, cornices and corner curls .

The Temple

The summer house The Temple is about 600 m southwest of the manor house. It was built in 1822 to a design by William Playfair, making it one of the estate's older buildings. The glass work engraved by Luke Dickinson was installed in 1997. The classicist building is designed with a portico that previously adorned a farmhouse on site. It is designed with paired Tuscan columns that support an architrave . While the portico is made of polished stone blocks, the masonry of The Temple is made of rubble stone. The flat sloping roof is probably covered with slate. The wooden roof structure is exposed inside.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ a b c Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .

Web links

Commons : The Glen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 55 ° 35 '9.2 "  N , 3 ° 6' 54.8"  W.