View from S showing SE corner of steading Digital image of B/45408
SC 747421
Description View from S showing SE corner of steading Digital image of B/45408
Date 1/8/1990
Catalogue Number SC 747421
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 45408
Scope and Content South-east corner of steading from south, Gowanbank Farm, West Lothian Gowanbank, near Linlithgow, was the country home of Sir James Gowans (1821-90). It is a fine example of the work of this prominent Scottish architect, who was also a railway engineer, quarry manager and politician. His work, though influential, is considered by some to be too ornate. This shows part of the steading which Gowans built in the mid-19th century. It consisted of labourers' cottages, a schoolroom, a dairy, a smithy, stables and a cart shed. What makes this steading so special, is Gowans' characteristic decorative masonry work built to the highest standards of craftsmanship. Several of Gowans' buildings have not survived. For example, Rockville, his home in Edinburgh, a masterpiece of Gothic-inspired architecture, was demolished in 1966. Another was the Synod Hall in Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, which was demolished in favour of a national opera house - which was never built. Twenty years following this, the infamous "hole in the ground" was used for Saltire Court, a modern office development. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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