. Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar district, archaeological, historical, and biographical. On the 19th of Febru-ary 1817, Mr Brown sold Coultermains to the late David Sim,merchant, Glasgow. The present representative of this oldfamily is John Brown, Esq., , Edinburgh, a gentlemanwell known and universally respected. The present proprietor of Coultermains, Adam Sim Esq., in1838, erected an elegant mansion on the estate. It is in theElizabethan style of architecture, from a design by Mr Spence,architect, Glasgow. It stands on a lawn at a short distancefrom the right
. Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar district, archaeological, historical, and biographical. On the 19th of Febru-ary 1817, Mr Brown sold Coultermains to the late David Sim,merchant, Glasgow. The present representative of this oldfamily is John Brown, Esq., , Edinburgh, a gentlemanwell known and universally respected. The present proprietor of Coultermains, Adam Sim Esq., in1838, erected an elegant mansion on the estate. It is in theElizabethan style of architecture, from a design by Mr Spence,architect, Glasgow. It stands on a lawn at a short distancefrom the right bank of the Clyde, and is finely emboweredamid luxuriant plantations. Recently a tasteful porters gateway were erected on the approach from Coultervillage, and the house itself was surrounded by a handsomebalustrade. Within the space enclosed by the balustradehave been placed some carved stones from the old Cathedralof St. Giles, Edinburgh, several antique dials, a number of oldstone implements, two large fossils brought from a quarry atWishaw, &c. Internally the house is fitted up in a style of. EARLY CONTERMINOUS PROPRIETORS. 589 great elegance and taste. The lobby is covered with avariety of armour and implements of the olden time ; thelibrary is a fine apartment, stored with a rich collection of anti-quarian lore ; the drawing-room is magnificently adorned withcostly furniture, and a perfect profusion of rare and choiceworks of art; one of the rooms above stairs is fitted up in avery impressive manner, with carved oak panelling in themediaeval style of art, with antique furniture and stained glasswindows; and some of the bedrooms are finely decorated withpanelling, gilding, and painting, and others have stores ofancient cabinets, mirrors, candelabra, prints, &c. - The great and distinguishing feature of the mansion, how-ever, is its collection of antiquities. Mr Sim, during a consid-erable portion of his life, has employed himself in gatheringtogether all sorts of
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