Mellerstain House
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Mellerstain House is a Scottish country house around 8 miles north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington, and is designated as
Mellerstain House, viewed from the lawn to the south east.
Mellerstain Lake, looking north, with the house seen in the distance.
Mellerstain, floor plan from Bolton
Mellerstain - South front, with later formal garden
Robert Adam
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Robert Adam was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam, Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his o
Mellerstain House
…daughter of Patrick Hume, Earl of Marchmont. Work ceased after the wings were completed, and it was another 45 years before George Baillie commissioned Robert Adam to design and build the main mansion house. George was the second son of Charles, Lord Binning (1697–1732), heir to the 6th Earl of Haddington, and he…
Portrait attributed to George Willison, c. 1770–1775
Robert Adam by James Tassie (medallion)
Royal High School (1578–1777) on site of Blackfriars Monastery, Edinburgh.
Entrance front of Hopetoun House, designed by William Adam and modified by the Adam Brothers