DiCamillo Companion
Scotland

Chesters House

Ancrum, Jedburgh

Scottish Borders

Scotland

Historic County: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire

Start Date: 1787

Completion Date: 1790

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film

  • Built / Designed For: Thomas Elliott Ogilvie

    House & Family History: Thomas Ogilvie purchased the Estate in 1786, after returning from India.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The Estate is 1,565 acres and includes the disused Stableblock, 14 estate cottages, and a mile of the River Teviot.

  • Architect: William Elliot

    Date: 1787-90
    Designed: House and flanking pavilions for Thomas Ogilvie

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  • John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 177, 1853.

  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Reference: pg. 341
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Category A

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • "Country House Rescue" (2008 - TV documentary, episode 1.3).

  • Current Seat / Home of: Ellie and John Henderson, from 2003 (inherited from his grandfather, John Ogilvie)

    Past Seat / Home of: Thomas Elliott Ogilvie, 18th century; Ogilvie family here from 1786 until 2003.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: By Appointment

    Phone: 07802-416-494

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: http://www.chestersestate.com

    Historic Houses Member: No

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