Greywalls is an

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country house at

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in East Lothian, Scotland. It was built in 1901 for

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, to designs by

Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens ( ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memoria ...

. It has been run as a hotel since 1948. Greywalls is protected as a

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, and the grounds are included on the

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, the national listing of significant gardens.

History

Grey Walls Gullane from SW Lutyens Houses and Gardens 1913 Page139

The Hon.

(1857–1913) served as a Member of Parliament from 1895 to 1913, holding office as Colonial Secretary from 1903 to 1905. He was also a talented sportsman, having previously played on the English national cricket and football teams. A keen golfer, in 1901 he commissioned the architect Edwin Lutyens to design a holiday home on a site adjacent to

Muirfield Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The ...

golf course on the East Lothian coast. Originally known as High Walls, the house was designed in Lutyens' Arts and Crafts style. Lutyens also laid out the gardens, possibly with the assistance of Gertrude Jekyll. In 1905 the house was sold by Lyttelton to Evelyn Forbes, the Scots socialite wife of American railroad magnate William Dodge James. She commissioned Lutyens to add three lodges in 1905, and in 1911 had an extension built by

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. The Jameses entertained

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at the house. It was leased after the First World War, and in 1924 it was purchased by Sir James Horlick, founder of Horlicks Ltd. Horlick developed a plant collection at another of his properties,

Achamore House Achamore House is a mansion on the Isle of Gigha, Scotland. It was built in 1884 for Lt-Col William James Scarlett, and the extensive gardens were laid out by Sir James Horlick from 1944. The house is protected as a category B listed building, ...

in Argyll, but only visited Greywalls annually. The house was requisitioned during the Second World War for use as a hospital. Horlick left the property to his daughter Ursula and her husband Colonel John Weaver, and in 1948 they converted the house into a hotel. Several extensions have since been added, and the Weaver family continue to manage the property. The hotel restaurant, Chez Roux, is run by French chef

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References

External links

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Greywalls Hotel website
Category A listed buildings in East Lothian Listed hotels in Scotland Houses completed in 1901 Arts and Crafts architecture in Scotland Works of Edwin Lutyens in Scotland Hotels in East Lothian Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Country houses in East Lothian Hotels established in 1948 1901 establishments in Scotland 1948 establishments in Scotland Firth of Forth