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Related pages
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Acknowledgement
I am very grateful to Pam Brown for sharing the results of her research, of which this page is a summary.
Craigroyston
Location
Craigroyston House is located near to Broomfield, Silverknowe and Muirhouse.
Owners
In 1907-1908, the house appears to have been owned by M L P Jardine.
Architecture
The building is believed originally to have been built around 1800, in a Georgian castellated style. However it was substantially altered in 1907-1908 to designs by Sir Robert Lorimer, a leading Scottish architect of the period, who later designed the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
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Recent History
The building’s setting was altered in the mid 20th century by the construction of Marine Drive which passed close to it.
It has been in commercial use in recent years, and briefly acted as a temporary Police Station while the building at Drylaw was being upgraded.