Английская Википедия:Danefield House, Largs

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Danefield House, Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland, is a late 19th-century villa designed for William Crum by John Douglas. Douglas's only house in Scotland, it is a Category B listed building.

History and description

The house is dated 1883 and was designed by John DouglasШаблон:Sfn for W. G. Crum.Шаблон:Sfn The Crums were connected by marriage with Larg's most notable resident, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who had built a large mansion, Netherhall, in the town.[1] They also rented Mere Old Hall in Cheshire, the county in which Douglas was most prolific.[2]

Pevsner describes the style of Danefield as "a simplified version of (Douglas's) Arts and Crafts Paddocks (with a) dash of Scots Baronial".Шаблон:Sfn Of two storeys, with substantial cellars and attics, the villa is constructed of yellow ashlar with old red sandstone dressings.[3] It is a Category B listed building.[3]

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