Gosford House, East Lothian. The house was originally designed by Robert Adam in 1790 and completed by 1800. In the photograph above of the west facade, only the central block of Adam’s design survives. His two flanking pavilions were demolished and those we see here were added by William Young of Glasgow c.1891. Young also added the rusticated basement and balustrade which hides the base of Adam’s facade, which sat on a gradually sloping grassy mound. Young’s changes to the eastern front are more significant and even less successful, bringing Victorian Baroque to this once splendid piece of Adam Palladianism, and moving the main entrance to the southern courtyard. The interiors too are now late 19th century. Despite all these unfortunate changes, Adam’s central block shines out as one of his great pieces. Photographed in October 2024 - more images here.
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