Edinburgh, Kingston Avenue, Kingston Grange
Clubhouse (20th Century), House (18th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Kingston Avenue, Kingston Grange
Classification Clubhouse (20th Century), House (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gilmerton Road; Liberton Golf Club House; Sunnyside House
Canmore ID 153306
Site Number NT27SE 4140
NGR NT 28354 70116
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/153306
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 4140 28163 70185
NT26NE 213 23112 69926 Lodge and Gates (Gilmerton Road)
Architect: Robert Adam 1785-87
Design for a house.
Only the rear portion of the house now original Adam.
Sunnyside House, name changed c. 1850 to Kingston Grange.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Edinburgh Room, Public Library, Edinburgh.
Sunnyside, Liberton
Lay-out of grounds, c.1761
"The whole were, about seventeen years ago, laid out with great taste under the direction of Mr John Adam"
(Edinburgh Evening Courant, July 18, 1778)
S.R.O. GD/18/4477
Poem by Susan Clerk with description of party at Sunnyside (N.D.). Describes setting, flower garden, dinner, tea, party breaking up at eight o'clock etc. (I.R.Gow has a photocopy).
