Paxton House
Paxton House and the 80 acre estate were bequeathed to the nation by John Home Roberton and was established as a charitable trust on 17th November 1988. The house is amoungst the finest Palladian Houses in Britain. It contains the pre-eminent Scottish collection of Chippendale furniture and acts as an outstation of the National Galleries of Scotland. The house was restored and developed to include new visitor facilities and was first opened to the public in 1992 In a frame that hangs on the wall of the Morning Room there is a tiny pair of white gloves that once belonged to Sophie de Brandt, a Lady-in-Waiting to the wife of Frederick the Great of Prussia. These gloves were given as a token of undying affection to a Scottish gentleman, Patrick Home, who was a guest at the Royal Court. The young man returned to Scotland to build a house in the most fashionable style for his intended wife. Sadly, the union was never to be and the heartbroken Patrick sold the completed shell to his nephew, Ninian Home, who was responsible for its decoration and furnishings. Indeed, the house has been kept within the same family throughout its existence. Paxton House, completed in 1763, is a neo-Palladian masterpiece designed by the architect John Adam, assisted by James Adam, brothers of the perhaps more famous Robert Adam, who would later be commissioned to decorate part of the interior. The house was extended in the early nineteenth century by the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid, who added a library and magnificent picture gallery. The house sits on elevated ground overlooking the River Tweed. The interior of the house boasts original plasterwork, wallpapers and magnificent furniture by Chippendale and William Trotter, still in their original room settings. In addition, there are paintings by Reynolds, Raeburn, Naysmith and others, as well as pictures, books, costumes and antiques collected during the Grand Tour undertaken by Patrick Home.
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Location: paxton house, paxton, berwickshire, scottish borders, scotland, united kingdom
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
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