Historic site in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Newlands House is an historic building in Bridgend, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Main Street, it is a Category B listed building, built around 1810.[1]
It was originally built for Reverend[2] (d. 1861)[3] and Mrs John Newlands.[4]
Five other contemporary properties are located here, one on Main Street and four, which cannot be seen from the street, facing the River Tay and the southern end of the North Inch on the opposite bank.[5] Firstly, on Main Street is Inchbank (Category B listed, built in 1795 by its owner, master stonemason John Gregory).[5][6] Currently the home of Strang & McLagan Funeral Directors, the building features two pairings of Ionic order columns.[7][8][1][9][10][11][12] Facing the river are: Inveraven (Category B, c. 1810),[13][14] Riversdale (Category C, c. 1810),[15] Earnoch (Category B, c. 1823)[16] and Springbank (Category B, c. 1823).[17]
References
- ^ a b Newlands House, Main Street, Bridgend, Perth – British Listed Buildings
- ^ Newlands, John (fl 1810-1859), United Presbyterian minister – The National Archives
- ^ Hepburn and Newlands family members, mid 19th cent – PKC Archive, Flickr
- ^ Leslie's directory for Perth and Perthshire, p. 274
- ^ a b Perth and Kinross, John Gifford (2007), p. 657
- ^ Perth City Heritage Fund – Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
- ^ Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal – Perth and Kinross Council, a photo of the rear of the building is on page 16
- ^ 26a Inchbank House, Bridgend, Perth, Perthshire PH2 7HB – Clyde Property, YouTube, 1 December 2020
- ^ Strang & McLagan Funeral Directors – DignityFunerals.co.uk
- ^ Newlands House – Google Street View, November 2020
- ^ Views from nearby Newlands House in 1880 and 2010 – Scotland's Landscape, BBC Scotland
- ^ Main St Inchbank Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Inveraven Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Clyde Property - Inveraven, Main Street, Bridgend, Perth – Clyde Property, YouTube, 14 June 2016
- ^ Main Street Riversdale Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Earnoch Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Springbank Bridgend (divided into 3 flats) – Historic Environment Scotland
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