Difference between revisions of "Brunton House"

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Building summary
Brunton House viewed from Brunton Green
Name	Brunton House
Address	Brunton Street
Postcode	KY15 7BQ
Other names	Marchioness Dowager of Bute’s private school ^[1]
Date	17th century
Architect	Robert Weir Schultz
See map	Map D (55)
OS grid ref	NO 25239 07311
Latitude & longitude	56°15′09″N 3°12′29″W
what3words	///leaps.prominent.moved
HES listing details^[2]
Category	A
Reference	LB31328 (12/01/1971)
Address/Site Name	Brunton House, Brunton Street (including garden walls)
Description Dated 1712 at sculptured armorial panel, 3-storey 3-window, coursed rubble, moulded doorpiece; crowstepped and pantiled with slate skirting. Crowstepped stair tower at back.
Statement of special interest Cobbled pavement
Little Houses Scheme details^[3]
Restorer	NTS (1970)
Architect	NTS (in-house staff)
Name and address	Brunton House, Brunton Street
Description Category A; 18thC. 3-storey; 3-bay; rubble construction; pantiled roof and slate skirting; crowsteps; cartouche enclosing crest of the Simpson family dated 1712
1963 listing details^[4]
Number:	31
Address/Site Name	Brunton House, Brunton Street
Description 3-storey: rubble and pantile with slated eaves: crowstepped: back stair tower: carved panel. dated 1712

Brunton House is a private house in Brunton Street, adjoining Little Brunton and Wester Brunton. It was once the residence of the Simson family, hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.

It is probably older than the date of 1712 on the armorial panel.

It was restored in 1894–95 for the third Marquess of Bute by Robert Weir Schultz as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by Lord Ninian's chaplain,^[1].

In 1953 Major Michael Crichton Stuart presented it to the National Trust for Scotland, who restored it in 1970 under the Little Houses Improvement Scheme.

Former residents

1906: George Lumsden^[1]
Around 1906: Mrs O'Connor (teacher / manageress)^[1]
1911: Henley Woods (Roman Catholic Priest), aged 54, and his sister Cecilia Woods aged 32, both from Edinburgh, and a servant (housekeeper), Lily Preston aged 28, from Ireland.^[5]

Further references

"The harled early C18 Wester Brunton House has been heavily restored. So too (by R. Weir Schultz in 1894–5, and again in 1970–1) has the adjoining Brunton House, crowstepped and with a smart armorial panel dated 1712."^[6]

"Brunton House, Brunton Street, 1712 (restored 1894–5, and 1970–1, R W Schultz), a three-storey masterpiece in coursed rubble, pantiles and crowsteps, originally belonged to the Hereditary Falconers to the Crown."^[7]

"As early as 1953, he [Major Michael Crichton Stuart] presented the early 18th century Brunton House, Brunton Street (dated 1712, and listed later as Category A) to NTS ... Despite the early transfer of ownership of Brunton House, it was not restored by LHIS until 1970.^[8]

"It [the house in which Emilia Geddie lived] may be seen in the wynd which bears the name of Sharp's Close [sic]—a substantial three-storied house. Inserted beside the door is a deeply scuptured stone with heraldic emblems—with the initials, 'W.S. J.W. 1727.,' and the motto 'Diligentia et vigilantia.' The initials indicate William Stevenson and Jean Wallace."^[9]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Playfair and Burgess
↑ HES record for LB31328
↑ Watters and Glendenning, page 179).
↑ List of buildings, 1963.
↑ 1911 census
↑ Gifford, Fife, page 221.
↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife.
↑ Watters and Glendenning, page 105).
↑ Historical Antiquities, page 58. The initials are correct, but inspection of the stone seems to confirm that the date is 1712, not 1727. Also the same book places the Royal Falconer at what is now the Bruce Inn, rather than Brunton House.

Further images

Armorial panel on the front of the house, dated 1712
Rear view from Cross Wynd showing stair tower

[playfair-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Playfair and Burgess

[2] HES record for LB31328

[LHIS-3] Watters and Glendenning, page 179).

[4] List of buildings, 1963.

[5] 1911 census

[6] Gifford, Fife, page 221.

[7] Pride, Kingdom of Fife.

[LHIS2-8] Watters and Glendenning, page 105).

[9] Historical Antiquities, page 58. The initials are correct, but inspection of the stone seems to confirm that the date is 1712, not 1727. Also the same book places the Royal Falconer at what is now the Bruce Inn, rather than Brunton House.

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+Dated 1712 at sculptured armorial panel, 3-storey 3-window, coursed rubble, moulded doorpiece; crowstepped and pantiled with slate skirting. Crowstepped stair tower at back.
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-It is probably older than the date of 1712 on the armorial panel.
-It was restored in 1894–95 for the [[third Marquess of Bute]] by [[Robert Weir Schultz]] as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by [[Lord Ninian]]'s chaplain,<ref name=playfair />. In 1953 Major [[Michael Crichton Stuart]] presented it to the [[National Trust for Scotland]].
-It was restored in 1970 by the NTS under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].<ref name=LHIS>Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, ''Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes'' (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page 105).</ref>
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+! colspan=2 |1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref>
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-Cobbled pavement
+-storey: rubble and pantile with slated eaves: crowstepped: back stair tower: carved panel. dated 1712
 |}
+__NOTOC__
+'''Brunton House''' is a private house in [[Brunton Street]], adjoining [[Little Brunton]] and [[Wester Brunton]]. It was once the residence of the Simson family, hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.
+It is probably older than the date of 1712 on the armorial panel.
+It was restored in 1894–95 for the [[third Marquess of Bute]] by [[Robert Weir Schultz]] as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and refurbished in 1910 for use for use by [[Lord Ninian]]'s chaplain,<ref name=playfair />.
+In 1953 Major [[Michael Crichton Stuart]] presented it to the [[National Trust for Scotland]], who restored it in 1970 under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].
 ==Former residents==
 *1906: George Lumsden<ref name=playfair />
 *Around 1906: Mrs O'Connor (teacher / manageress)<ref name=playfair />
-*1911: Henley Woods (Roman Catholic Priest), aged 54, and his sister Cecilia Woods aged 32, both from Edinburgh and a servant (housekeeper), Lily Preston aged 28, from Ireland.<ref>1911 census</ref>
+*1911: Henley Woods (Roman Catholic Priest), aged 54, and his sister Cecilia Woods aged 32, both from Edinburgh, and a servant (housekeeper), Lily Preston aged 28, from Ireland.<ref>1911 census</ref>
 ==Further references==
-*[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 221.
+"The harled early C18 Wester Brunton House has been heavily restored. So too (by R. Weir Schultz in 1894&ndash;5, and again in 1970&ndash;1) has the adjoining Brunton House, crowstepped and with a smart armorial panel dated 1712."<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 221.</ref>
-*[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 87. "A three-storey masterpiece in coursed rubble, pantiles and crowsteps."
+----
+"Brunton House, Brunton Street, 1712 (restored 1894&ndash;5, and 1970&ndash;1, R W Schultz), a three-storey masterpiece in coursed rubble, pantiles and crowsteps, originally belonged to the Hereditary Falconers to the Crown."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']].</ref>
+----
+"As early as 1953, he [Major [[Michael Crichton Stuart]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> presented the early 18th century Brunton House, Brunton Street (dated 1712, and listed later as Category A) to NTS ... Despite the early transfer of ownership of Brunton House, it was not restored by LHIS until 1970.<ref name=LHIS2>[[Watters and Glendenning]], page 105).</ref>
+----
+"It [the house in which [[Emilia Geddie]] lived] may be seen in the wynd which bears the name of [[Sharp's Close]] [''sic'']&mdash;a substantial three-storied house. Inserted beside the door is a deeply scuptured stone with heraldic emblems&mdash;with the initials, 'W.S. J.W. 1727.,' and the motto 'Diligentia et vigilantia.' The initials indicate William Stevenson and Jean Wallace."<ref>''[[Historical Antiquities]]'', page 58. The initials are correct, but inspection of the stone seems to confirm that the date is 1712, not 1727. Also the same book places the Royal Falconer at what is now the [[Bruce Inn]], rather than Brunton House.</ref>
+----
 *[https://canmore.org.uk/site/99285/falkland-brunton-street-brunton-house Canmore]
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_listed_buildings_in_Falkland,_Fife Wikipedia]
 ==Notes==
 <references />
 ==Further images==
-<gallery mode=packed>
+<gallery mode=packed style="text-align:left; font-style:italic">
 File:Brunton House, Falkland armorial panel.jpg|Armorial panel on the front of the house, dated 1712
 File:Brunton House rear.JPG|Rear view from [[Cross Wynd]] showing stair tower