Bowland House (Bullen House)

Stow of Wedale, near Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Scotland

Historic County: Midlothian

Circa Date: 1813-15, incorporating earlier elements, w/19th & 20th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: There was a 16th century house, Bullen House, on the site of today's house. Built for use by the archbishops of St. Andrews as a hunting lodge, parts of this earlier house were incorporated into the current house.

Built / Designed For: General Alexander Walker

House & Family History: In 2024 the house, together with 5,300 acres, was listed for sale for £18.5 million.
Architect: George Henderson

Date of Birth: Oct 3, 1846
Date of Death: Mar 24, 1905
Nationality: British
Notes: Henderson, the son of John Henderson, was a 19th century Edinburgh architect. In the late 19th century George Henderson was in partnership with William Hay.

Date: 1890
Designed: Additions

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Architect: James Gillespie Graham

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British
Notes: Graham was a Gothic Revival architect with a large practice in Scotland. He specialized in Gothic churches and castellated country houses and was the leading practitioner of the Picturesque castle style house in the second and third decades of the 19th century.

Date: 1813-15
Designed: House for General Alexander Walker

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House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: General Alexander Walker, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

Bowland House (Bullen House)

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