The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . leasurablesurprise that one finds himself in front of such a fine specimen of theearly Scottish Renaissance. The fortunes of the house have changed withthe locality, and it is now used as a penny lodging-house. The history ofthe building is as obscure as its situation, and almost nothing appears tobe known regarding it. In the Retours this notice occurs, PetiusClark de Glaidnie heris Georgie Clark de Glaidnie, patris in regalitateSancti Andreae, August 1649 ; and in the tomb of the Adam family i
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . leasurablesurprise that one finds himself in front of such a fine specimen of theearly Scottish Renaissance. The fortunes of the house have changed withthe locality, and it is now used as a penny lodging-house. The history ofthe building is as obscure as its situation, and almost nothing appears tobe known regarding it. In the Retours this notice occurs, PetiusClark de Glaidnie heris Georgie Clark de Glaidnie, patris in regalitateSancti Andreae, August 1649 ; and in the tomb of the Adam family inGreyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, there is an inscription informing usthat William Adam, architect (the father of the celebrated Robert andJames Adam, architects), married Mary, a daughter of Robertson of * We are indebted to Messrs. MArthy & Watson, architects, Edinburgh, forbringing this house under oui- notice. GLADNEY HOUSE — 287 — FOURTH PERIOD Gladney, in Fife. William Adam died in 1748, aged fifty-nine years, andhis wifedied in 1761, aged sixty-two. Notwithstanding the obscurity. Fig. 1399.—Gladney House. View of East Front. FOURTH PERIOD — 2^ GLADNEY HOUSE surrounding its history, it is quite obvious that at one time this was afine stately mansion surrounded with high walls, and doubtless pleasantgardens stretching down to the Forth. The interior of the house has,as may be supposed, been entirely stripped of all its old fittings anddecorations, and the fabric suffered a good deal, as we have been informed,by fire some years ago. Almost the only remaining internal featurewhich can be considered characteristic of an old house is the well in thearea floor. The central recessed facade (Fig. 1399), with its pilasters andpediment, is a well-detailed and bold piece of work. The carved capitals
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