View showing cattle trough Digital image of A/44463
SC 747186
Description View showing cattle trough Digital image of A/44463
Date 19/3/1984
Catalogue Number SC 747186
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 44463
Scope and Content Detail of drinking trough, Corseyard Farm, Dumfries & Galloway Corseyard is a model dairy farm built between 1911 and 1914 on the estate of Knockbrex, 8.8km south of Gatehouse of Fleet. The estate was bought in 1895 by James Brown, a wealthy cloth merchant from Manchester, who undertook an ambitious programme of building after retiring to Knockbrex. This shows an Egyptian-style drinking trough in the square courtyard round which the steadings were built. It is one of several design features borrowed from different Classical styles of the past. The elaborate milking parlour and stone tower alongside were inspired by a medieval Italian design. Built in the Edwardian era, much of Corseyard's elaborate design would seem to have been influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, popular from 1860 to 1925, and noted for its use of fine materials and craftsmanship. Other features reflect the exuberance of Art Nouveau style, in vogue from 1888 to 1905. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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