Vogrie House
Encyclopedia
Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park
in Midlothian
. It is the former home of the Dewar family and was built in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town Architect
for Perth
.
The house is an example of Victorian baronial splendour and is said to be one of the best surviving examples of Heiton's work. The house was a typical country house with a library, servants' quarters and many bedrooms.
Transformed in the 1920s into a nursing home for the Royal Edinburgh Hospital
, the house was sold on to local government in the 1950s and had a role during the Cold War
as a control centre for communications.
Vogrie Country Park
Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a Woodland Estatesurrounding the Victorian Vogrie House.It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge....
in Midlothian
Midlothian
Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
. It is the former home of the Dewar family and was built in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town Architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
for Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
.
The house is an example of Victorian baronial splendour and is said to be one of the best surviving examples of Heiton's work. The house was a typical country house with a library, servants' quarters and many bedrooms.
Transformed in the 1920s into a nursing home for the Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is operated by the Primary and Community Division of NHS Lothian...
, the house was sold on to local government in the 1950s and had a role during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
as a control centre for communications.
External links
- Vogrie Country Park - official site, includes Vogrie House
- Daily Mail article, May 1st, 2007 - Ed Dewar whose family lost Vogrie House