Oblique aerial view of Manderston from South-East.
SC 757742
Description Oblique aerial view of Manderston from South-East.
Date 1993
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number SC 757742
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 10474 CN
Scope and Content Aerial view from south-east, Manderston House, Scottish Borders This shows the rear of the house with the main building to the right, and a U-shaped service block top right. Terraces and steps lead to the formal 'parterre' of clipped topiary shrubs, designed by architect John Kinross in the early 1900s. The lawns and informal picturesque landscaping below were laid out in the 18th century. The main house features a projecting Doric portico to welcome visitors at the front (top right), and two apsed sections at the back of the building allow access to the gardens from the house. On the roof can be seen skylights to brighten the central halls of the house, and groups of chimneys showing the vast number of coal fires were needed to keep this large house warm. Manderston House as it appears today is mostly the result of an extensive remodelling of the 1790s house by its owner, Sir James Miller, in the early 1900s. He chose as his architect John Kinross (1855-1931), who created a Georgian-style mansion closely modelled on Lady Miller's childhood home of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, designed by Robert Adam. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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