Edrom
| Edrom | |
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  Edrom Location within theScottish Borders | |
| OS grid reference | NT8255 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Edromis a parish and small village in the pre-1975 ancient county ofBerwickshire,now an administrative area of theScottish Bordersregion ofScotland.
The rural parish of Edrom is in east central Berwickshire being bounded on the north by the parishes of Bunkle andPrestonandChirnside,on the east by the Parishes of Chirnside,HuttonandWhitsomeand Hilton, on the south by the parishes ofWhitsomeand Hilton,SwintonandFogoand on the west by the parishes of Langton andDuns.It includes the nearby village ofAllanton.
Locality
[edit]Edrom lies three miles north-east ofDuns,and close to theWhiteadder Water.
Nearby areAllanbank,Allanton,theBlackadder Water,Blanerne Castle,Chirnside,Chirnsidebridge,Foulden,Gavinton,Hutton,Kimmerghame House,Manderston House,Preston,Wedderburn Castle,and the formerKelloe House.
Village
[edit]The village contains several notable buildings, including theManse,1881, and the former school, early 19th century. The schoolroom, now the Village Hall, is very likely the Sewing School erected in 1866.
Edrom Newton Farm,with a neo-Jacobean steading, is a late 18th or early 19th century farm house built by Richard Miller ofManderston;it is notable for its pavilions with Venetian windows.
Edrom Farm Cottagesare a stylish group of neo-Jacobean cottages, 1876, just to the east of the steading.
Two bridges,Kelloe BridgeandTodheugh Bridge,cross theBlackadder Waterand theWhiteadder Waterrespectively.
Parish Church
[edit]A parish church was granted to Durham Cathedral in the early 12th century.
TheLogan Aisle,to the west of the church, contains what is described as the finest piece ofRomanesquearchitectural sculpture in Scotland - the reset doorway from the main church. This dates from the 12th century, and is now somewhat worn.
Edrom House
[edit]Thought to date from circa 1740, and a somewhat dated design for that time, Edrom House is a simple classical rectangular piend-roofed house. A design introduced bySir William Brucein the 17th century.
Edrom House was the home of the International Cello Centre, a residential school for musicians of varying ages and backgrounds run by John Gwilt, Jane and Christopher Cowan, whereSteven IsserlisandSteven Doanetrained in the 1970s. The school is no longer based at Edrom and is now called The Edrom Casals Centre.
Berwickshire Railway
[edit]Edrom had a railway station on the North British Railway'sBerwickshire Railway(opened 1863). The railway line ran fromRestontoEarlston,joining theEast Coast Main Lineto theWaverley Line. A five span rounded arch railway bridge was built over theWhiteadder Water,in the hamlet ofChirnsidebridge,in 1863 to carry the railway.
Edrom Railway Station was closed to passenger traffic 10 September 1951. Freight continued until 19 July 1965. The station had a single platform. The station building, platform and goods shed remain intact.
Body Snatching
[edit]Edrom was notable as the site ofBody snatchingwhich resulted in a riot in Duns.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- George Buchan of Kelloe(1775–1856), Church of Scotland elder. Secretary to the Governor ofMadras.
- Alexander Christison(1751–1820), began his career as schoolmaster of Edrom.[2]
- Robert Fortune(1812–1880), botanist and plant hunter, was born in Edrom.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Dunse History Society".dunsehistorysociety.co.uk.Retrieved30 August2018.
- ^"Classics & Class » Alexander Christison: The Lammermuir Latinist".
- ^Boulger, George Simonds(1889)..Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 20. pp. 50–51.
Bibliography
[edit]- Borders and Berwickby Charles Alexander Strang, The Rutland Press, 1994,ISBN1-873190-10-7
- The Buildings of Scotland - Borders,by Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett, Yale University Press, 2006,ISBN0-300-10702-1
- Knight Frank (2002) Edrom House, Duns, Berwickshire: Sale particulars, Lauder. Held at RCAHMS
- National Library of Scotland,Memorials of a Border Family,history of the Logan Home family
External links
[edit]- RCAHMS record for Edrom Parish
- RCAHMS record for Edrom Parish Church, Manse
- RCAHMS record for Edrom House
- FORESTRY COMMISSION: Response to Consultation on Forestry Provision in the Scottish Climate Change Bill, from Edrom, Allanton and Whitsome Community Council
- GEOGRAPH image of Edrom Norman Arch
- VisitScotland: Edrom Nurseries