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Demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s
- Old Kimmerghame house and estate was purchased in 1770 by Captain Archibald Swinton of Manderston, who later sold it in 1803. However his son John Swinton acquired Kimmerghame in 1850 from his aunt Mary Campbell of Blythswood. This older house was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s.
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Old Kimmerghame house and estate was purchased in 1770 by Captain Archibald Swinton of Manderston, who later sold it in 1803. However his son John Swinton acquired Kimmerghame in 1850 from his aunt Mary Campbell of Blythswood. This older house was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s.
Kimmerghame House designed by the renowned Scottish architect David Bryce 1859. Fire at Kimmerghame. The house as above with most of the contents including many valuable works of art and furnishings was largely destroyed by fire in 1938 as a consequence of a workman's error as electricity was being installed.
Part of the site of the original house is now occupied by a sunk garden. The NSA says in 1834 of the previous house that it is 'old but its situation on the banks of the Blackadder is beautiful', this mild apology for its form perhaps explaining the Bryce commission and the new house.
The lands of Kimmerghame passed from the Homes to the Campbell-Swintons in 1776, after Archibald Swinton of Manderston married Henrietta Campbell of Blythswood in Glasgow. Notables connected to the house include Alan Alexander Campbell-Swinton (1863 - 1930), the inventor of the modern system of television, who was born here, and actress Tilda ...
Old Kimmerghame house and estate was purchased in 1770 by Captain Archibald Swinton of Manderston, who later sold it in 1803. However his son John Swinton acquired Kimmerghame in 1850 from his aunt Mary Campbell of Blythswood. This older house was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s.
Kimmerghame House is a Scottish Baronial mansion built from locally quarried sandstone in 1851 to designs by David Bryce. It was partially re-built after a major fire in 1938.
Earlier Houses: An earlier house on the site was demolished in the 1850s and replaced by the current house. House & Family History: Kimmerghame was greatly damaged by a serious 1938 fire and only partially rebuilt. The actress Tilda Swinton's father is the current (2014) owner of the Kimmerghame Estate.
