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View of dairy Digital image of D/75567

SC 759737

Description View of dairy Digital image of D/75567

Date 23/5/2000

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

Catalogue Number SC 759737

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 75567

Scope and Content Dairy, Stables, Newhailes, Musselburgh, East Lothian The stable block was built c.1792 and based on designs by John Craig. This view shows the dairy, which had a flagstone floor, tiles at dado height around the workbench and a boarded-up astragal window with remains of shutters. The material used in the construction of these features meant that they could easily and regularly be cleaned with water. The broad shelf probably held milk dishes. The National Trust for Scotland converted the stables to management offices, visitor centre, shop and café. The country house dairy made various products using milk from cows kept on the home farm. The dairymaid would be responsible for separating the cream from the milk and for making butter and cheese. The mass production of dairy products in factories from the 19th century and the increasingly strict hygiene laws of the 20th century meant the end of country houses having working dairies. 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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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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