Newlands House
LocmapinScotland Perth
Coordinates56.40051°N 3.424262°W
LocationMain Street
Bridgend
Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Builtc. 1810
Designation 1Category B Listed Building
Designation1 date20 May 1965
Designation1 numberLB39543

Newlands House is an historic building in Bridgend, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Main Street, it is a Category B listed building, built around 1810.[1]

It was originally built for Reverend[2] (d. 1861)[3] and Mrs John Newlands.[4]

Five other contemporary properties are located here, one on Main Street and four, which cannot be seen from the street, facing the River Tay and the southern end of the North Inch on the opposite bank.[5] Firstly, on Main Street is Inchbank (Category B listed, built in 1795 by its owner, master stonemason John Gregory).[5][6] Currently the home of Strang & McLagan Funeral Directors, the building features two pairings of Ionic order columns.[7][8][1][9][10][11][12] Facing the river are: Inveraven (Category B, c. 1810),[13][14] Riversdale (Category C, c. 1810),[15] Earnoch (Category B, c. 1823)[16] and Springbank (Category B, c. 1823).[17]

References

  1. ^ Newlands House, Main Street, Bridgend, Perth – British Listed Buildings
  2. ^ Newlands, John (fl 1810-1859), United Presbyterian ministerThe National Archives
  3. ^ Hepburn and Newlands family members, mid 19th cent – PKC Archive, Flickr
  4. ^ Leslie's directory for Perth and Perthshire, p. 274
  5. ^ Perth and Kinross, John Gifford (2007), p. 657
  6. ^ Perth City Heritage Fund – Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
  7. ^ Kinnoull Conservation Area AppraisalPerth and Kinross Council, a photo of the rear of the building is on page 16
  8. ^ 26a Inchbank House, Bridgend, Perth, Perthshire PH2 7HB – Clyde Property, YouTube, 1 December 2020
  9. ^ Strang & McLagan Funeral Directors – DignityFunerals.co.uk
  10. ^ Newlands HouseGoogle Street View, November 2020
  11. ^ Views from nearby Newlands House in 1880 and 2010 – Scotland's Landscape, BBC Scotland
  12. ^ Main St Inchbank BridgendHistoric Environment Scotland
  13. ^ Main Street Inveraven BridgendHistoric Environment Scotland
  14. ^ Clyde Property - Inveraven, Main Street, Bridgend, Perth – Clyde Property, YouTube, 14 June 2016
  15. ^ Main Street Riversdale BridgendHistoric Environment Scotland
  16. ^ Main Street Earnoch BridgendHistoric Environment Scotland
  17. ^ Main Street Springbank Bridgend (divided into 3 flats)Historic Environment Scotland