Whittingehame, near Dunbar
East Lothian
Scotland
Circa Date: 1817 w/19th & 20th century additions and alterations
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: No
Country House: Yes
The house from a circa 1910 postcard
Built / Designed For: James Balfour
House & Family History: Whittingehame House was the birthplace of prime minister Arthur Balfour and the scientist Francis Maitland Balfour. Between 1939 and 1941 the estate was home to a school for Jewish refugee children coming to Britain from Germany through the Kindertransport. After the the war, Whittingehame was home to Holt School. In 1980 the house, together with 39 acres, was sold and divided into flats.
Garden & Outbuildings: Edward VII planted a tree on the estate during a visit in the early 20th century.
Title: Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914
Author: Gow, Ian and Rowan, Alistair (Editors)
Year Published: 1998
Reference: pg. 207
Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748610774
Book Type: Softback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Category A
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: James Balfour, 19th century; Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour, 20th century; Balfour family here from 1817 until 1963.
Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association
Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No