Gallery

Work on restoration and conversion of Seafield House into flats

November 2021

Newly restored and painted railings with new-build villas in background
Close-up of upper section of restored railings showing detail of ironwork.
Close-up of lower section of restored railings showing detail of ironwork.
Seafield House showing tower and upper floors with new windows and entire building re-roofed. New extension in foreground showing completed stone blockwork and windows.

October 2021

Building covered in scaffolding and blockwork being added to the exterior of the new wing
Close up of the tower showing cleaned up stonework, new windows and roof tiles.

August 2021

  • New build extension on site of the old conservatory
  • View showing completed roof, cleaned stonework, new windows and roof lantern
  • Rooftop view from scaffolding showing all roofs now rebuilt and tiled
  • Tower and turret surrounded by scaffolding and showing new windows installed
  • New build houses with roofs at different stages of construction

May 2021

  • Looking towards the tower of the house with new roof and brickwork in foreground
  • Looking down on exposed original roof timbers and girders and behind that a section of wall with cleaned up walls and new roofing.
  • Bird's eye view of three new build houses under construction and foundations for another.
  • Side elevation of house surrounded by scaffolding and new roofing.

January 2021

  • Seafield House from the distance surrounded in scaffolding up to the level of the tower roof. Trees in the foreground and a new build house to the right.
  • Entrance to the development site showing the gap in existing wall and new build houses on the other side. Two of the houses are roofed and the other is having a roof put on.
  • Three new build houses near a monkey puzzle tree. The houses are surrounded in scaffolding. One is having roof tiles put on, another is still to be clad and the third has roof, solar panels and cladding in place.
  • Seafield House surrounded by scaffolding with the tower and turret sticking out above

December 2020

  • Close up of a 4 storey tower of a mansion house surrounded by scaffolding
  • Photograph of tower and wing of large mansion house surrounded by scaffolding with works vehicles in the foreground
  • Photograph of new houses being built with a monkey puzzle tree and pallets of wood in the foreground

November 2020

October 2020

  • Photograph of Seafield House from the south surrounded by scaffolding to the second floor
  • Photograph of Seafield House from Doonfoot Road showing works in the foreground
  • Photograph of Seafield House from Doonfoot Road showing tarmac road and surrounding grounds with foundations of new builds and walls being erected

September 2020

  • Photograph of the entrance to Seafield House with scaffolding erected to second floor
  • Photograph of Seafield House from Doonfoot Road showing surrounding grounds marked out for building
  • Photograph of the grounds to the north-east of Seafield House, flattened and marked out for building with digger on site

 

Aerial video of Seafield House in May 2015

Seafield House 18th May 2015, by kind permission of Advanced Aerial Media website.

Derelict Seafield House 2012

 

Photograph of Friends of Seafield House grouped in front of the house.

Copyright ELGATO Film Productions
FoSH Photocall, 1 Dec 2012

 

October 2012 – Friends of Seafield House established

photographs copyright ELGATO

Seafield House
Architecture experts survey Seafield House.
Steering Group meet to establish FoSH in October 2012

 

1890 – Seafield House home of Sir William Arrol

photographs copyright Historic Environment Scotland

7 thoughts on “Gallery”

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  3. Absolute sin to see such a stunning building in this condition. Tragic that the beautifully crafted interiors have been destroyed by mindless vandals

    Reply

    • Thanks very much for your comment. Whilst the building is unlikely to be restored to it’s original state, we are hoping that some of the original interior features which remain can be saved before the building deteriorates any further. With this in mind, we eagerly await the decision on the sale of Seafield House.

      Reply

    • Wasn’t it due to fire causing the roof to collapse that’s ruined the interior? Not all people who enjoy visiting and photographing Scotland’s old beautiful abandoned homes/house/hospitals/castles and halls are ‘mindless vandals’

      Reply

      • Most of the damage to the interior was due to the fire and subsequent neglect. There are still questions that may never be answered about how the fire started. If it was started deliberately, then it was certainly an act of vandalism to destroy such a beautiful house. Whilst not condoning illegal entry into buildings, there is certainly a value of the work of photographers who have captured images of abandoned buildings, like Seafield House, in a responsible way. These photographs provide a record of building details that that may be lost forever otherwise.

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