Wine cellar and bins, detail Digital image of D/12698

Description Wine cellar and bins, detail Digital image of D/12698

Date 18/4/1997

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 759684

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 12698

Scope and Content Wine cellar and 'bins', Newhailes, Musselburgh, East Lothian This shows the wine cellar and 'bins' where the wine was stored. The butler was in charge of the wine and each morning he would select the wine from the cellar that was to be used during the day. Red wine would be placed on the dresser in the butler's pantry and left till it reached room temperature and white wine would be cooled on ice. The butler was an amalgamation of three jobs: yeoman of the buttery who provided alcoholic drinks, yeoman of pantry who checked food delivered, and server who arranged the table. By Victorian times the butler was an important member of staff who was also responsible for receiving visitors and securing the house. James Smith (c.1645-1731) architect, designed and built Newhailes House (originally known as Whitehill) in 1686. Sir David Dalrymple (c.1665-1721) bought the estate in 1709 and started the construction of the library wing in 1718 which was completed after his death in 1721 by his son, Sir James Dalrymple (1692-1751). The house was modernised in 1871-3 when Lord Shand was tenant, and has remained largely unchanged since. The National Trust for Scotland became the owners of Newhailes House in January 1997. The house opened to the public on 1 June 2002 after a £12.7 million conservation project that ensured the house was stabilised without losing the patination of the interior decoration. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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