Gardens · Central Scotland
Glenternie
Glenternie — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Glenternie is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glenternie House is a Scots-Baronial style mansion built between 1863 and 1868. It is situated near the town of Peebles, Scotland. It is a category B listed building.
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Background
History
Glenternie was originally built for David Kidd Esq., of Leyton in Essex. He was a wholesale stationer in Fleet Street, and also owned the Inveresk Paper Mills. Kidd was the inventor of the modern gummed envelope. The designs and architecture were carried out by Brown & Wardrop and notably David Bryce. On the site of Glenternie, Kidd set about building himself a mansion house complete with a coach house and stables, a drive and lodge, led by fine wrought iron gates, and a park with specimen trees. The specification for the house dated 1868 shows every single detail of what was to be built, and was signed by Kidd and nine witnesses. The masons estimate was £3465. Kidd died in 1874 before the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6163, -3.2541
Sources
- wikidata: Q17842729 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glenternie House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenternie?
- Glenternie is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6163°, -3.2541°.