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West Gate, Gosford House
Unknown, 1879, Photograph
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West Gate, Gosford House
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West Gate, Gosford House
Description
A tall and ornate gatehouse at the entrance to the Gosford House estate. At the centre of the gate stands a tall arch with the motto 'Je Pense, Forward' carved in the stone above it. It is flanked by two carved coats of arms set into the walls. The structure is topped by ornamental stone carvings and stone spheres. To the right of the gate structure stands the gate house with chimneys. On the path that leads through the gate a man, woman and small child stand in period clothing.
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Unknown
Date
1879
Size
12.0 x 16.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Gosford House is situated in 5000 acres of coast and parkland near Longniddry, East Lothian. It is the seat of the Charteris-Wemyss family and The Earls of Wemyss. The family bough the estate in 1781 and employed Charles Adam, architect of Edinburgh's Old College and Register house, to build the neoclassical mansion with the explicit specification that it be visible from Edinburgh. It was built between 1790-1880 and although the architect never saw it completed it is lauded as one of the better examples of his later works. In more recent history the mansion was used as a billet for soldiers in World War Two and in 1944 it became a Prisoner of War Camp for German prisoners.
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