Grange House
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Grange House was an estate house near Bo'ness
, West Lothian
(now Falkirk council area), in Scotland
. The original house was built in 1564 for Sir John Hamilton. It was demolished in 1906.
Hippolyte Blanc
submitted designs to the Cadell family for additions to the house. Photographic copies of these designs survive, and are held by the National Monuments Record of Scotland
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Bo'ness
Bo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a coastal town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth within the Falkirk council area, north-west of Edinburgh and east of Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Bo'ness had a resident population of 13,961...
, West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
(now Falkirk council area), in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The original house was built in 1564 for Sir John Hamilton. It was demolished in 1906.
Hippolyte Blanc
Hippolyte Blanc
Hippolyte Jean Blanc was a Scottish architect. Best known for his church buildings in the Gothic revival style, Blanc was also a keen antiquarian who oversaw meticulously researched restoration projects.-Early life:...
submitted designs to the Cadell family for additions to the house. Photographic copies of these designs survive, and are held by the National Monuments Record of Scotland
National Monuments Record of Scotland
The National Monuments Record of Scotland was the term used for the archive of the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland's past maintained by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The separate name for the archive is no longer given prominence in RCAHMS...
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