Whitehill House (Rosewell)

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Whitehill House , sometimes also called St Joseph's Hospital or St Joseph's Institution , is a mansion near the Scottish town of Rosewell in the Midlothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was in the Scottish monument lists in the highest category A was added. Furthermore, a bridge on the extensive property is classified as a category C monument. Both structures together form a category B monument ensemble.

history

Robert Ramsay founded a new branch of the Ramsay family in the 16th century. They lived in a predecessor of Whitehill House, for which no record exists today. After construction began in 1839, Whitehill House was completed in 1844. The client was the senior military officer Robert George Wardlaw Ramsay , who also owned a nearby coal mine. The Scottish architect William Burn is responsible for the design . Between 1914 and 1924, Whitehill House was used as a hospital. Then the Daughters of Christian Love of St. Vincent de Paul took over the facility and continued to run it as a nursing home under the name of St Joseph's Institution . In 1998 the property was sold and is now home to a golf club.

description

Whitehill House is half a mile southeast of the village of Rosewell. The Shiel Burn runs a bit to the west, the water of which later flows into the South Esk . The two-story mansion is based on the Jacobean style . The north-west facing front is constructed almost symmetrically. A porte cochère is in front of the entrance portal. This is designed with Tuscan columns, frieze and grooved cornices . An architrave can be found above the portal, which is accessible via a front staircase . The stables are located in the southwest. These enclose all four sides of an inner courtyard.

Bridge over the Shiel Burn

The bridge spans the Shiel Burn around 200 m north of Whitehill House. The structure dates from 1848. The layered masonry of the parapet is made of sandstone . A coat of arms made of reddish sandstone is embedded in the center. It bears the inscription SEMPER VICTOR ( Latin for "always victorious").

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Whitehill House Golf Club website

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Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′ 45.8 "  N , 3 ° 7 ′ 31.3"  W.