Blackburn House, Blackburn, West Lothian
The project to restore this 'A' listed house as a cultural hub for the area achieved Practical Completion on 25 May 2008.
It is situated outside the villages of Blackburn and Seafield, halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The only A-listed building in the area, it is both a significant country house and a large farmhouse. Built by George Moncrieff in 1772, it is a five-bayed pedimented block with quadrant walls and hipped roof pavilions, composed in a local Lothian sandstone. It has exceptional quality ornamental plasterwork in the Rococo style intact on the ground floor.
Caledonian Arthouse, who are involved in the creative industries, become tenants in the building with effect from 1 June 2008. Blackburn House will provide permanent and short-term offices and facilities for hire as well as conferencing and events space, educational end training facilities, and more excitingly will function as a film location. An interpretation Project, to be housed in one of the doocots, will provide visitors with information on the various aspects of the house’s history.
We are pleased to announce that Blackburn House has been awarded an Architectural Award 2008 by The Georgian Group at their Ceremony in London in November 2008 - for Restoration of a Georgian Country House.
The Formal Handover Ceremony took place on 22 September 2008.Linda Fabiani (Cultural Minister) officially opened the building. (Photo taken by Eddie Anderson, Communications Officer, West Lothian Council)
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The photos below depict the completed exterior and interior of the building:
  
  
  
Photos of the completed building taken by Angus Bremner.
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