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Virtual Tour
The virtual tour allows you to see 360 degree views of Manderston.
Use the buttons in the bottom left to start, stop and change direction.
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The virtual tour shows:
The South Front in Winter
The south front of the house looks across four terrace gardens which were designed by John Kinross
and are still planted in Edwardian style. In summer they are full of roses, hostas and bedding plants.
As the camera turns the tennis lawn can be seen through the stone piers before the South Lawn
comes into view. Bounded at each end by evergreens and shrubs, the South Lawn achieves a smooth
transition from nineteenth century formal gardens to eighteenth century picturesque landscape.
This combination of formal and informal is unique in Scotland.
The Lake in Winter
The lake is man made and probably dates from the time of the original eighteenth century house.
A bank planted with daffodils slopes down to it from the south lawn and on the opposite bank is
the Woodland Garden. This was developed by Major Bailie, Lord Palmer’s grandfather, from 1959
onwards and contains many rare specimens of rhododendrons and azaleas. There are no fewer than
180 species including hybrids of dwarf rhododendrons. The Woodland Garden is at its best in
late May/June.
The Hall
John Kinross the architect was inspired in his designs by Robert Adam's interiors at
Kedleston Hall,
Derbyshire, where Lady Miller had been brought up, and where Sir James proposed to her. The fireplace
and its elaborate stucco is an almost exact copy of that in the hall at Kedleston. The hall was just a
grand space designed to impress. The spaciousness of Manderston with large ante-rooms to the main
rooms is distinctly Edwardian.
The Drawing Room
The drawing-room is one of three rooms which have survived from the earlier georgian house. The only
structural alteration made in the drawing-room was to extend the shape of the bay by the double doors. It
was completely redocorated in the sumptuous style of the house. The materials are of the highest available
quality, white silk for the curtains, bordered with turquoise, and white silk brocade for the walls.
The Ballroom
The central ceiling panel painted, signed and dated by Robert Hope in 1905, represents the sun god Apollo
with Cupids: the long panels depict Venus, goddess of love, in different scenes and the corner roundels
are filled with cherubs. The chandeliers are of Italian crystal.
The Portico Bedroom
In the Portico Bedroom the giltwood suite, upholstered with tapestry, is in the style of Louis XVI. Wall
brackets, fireplaces, and even bell-levers are inset with Wedgwood plaques. The glass-fronted wardrobe
was built especially for this room. It is however, very unflattering to the figure!
These are only a few of the rooms at Manderston - to see more please come and visit.
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The North Front
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