Historic houses · Central Scotland
Gean House
Gean House — house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa · 1.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gean House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.1254°, -3.8118°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gean House, or The Gean, is an early 20th-century Arts and Crafts style mansion, located on Tullibody Road, Alloa, Scotland. It was owned and used as a venue for events but has now been restored to a private residence since October 2018.
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Background
History
In November 1911, Alexander Forrester-Paton, of Inglewood House, Alloa, purchased 30 acre of land from the Earl of Mar and Kellie, for £6,220. His intention was to "erect and complete in a satisfactory manner a Mansion House and relative Offices." Alexander Forrester-Paton was the managing director of the Alloa-based firm of Patons, the family business founded by his grandfather to manufacture woollen yarn. Some 16 years earlier, Alexander had purchased land from the Earl to build his own family home at nearby Inglewood. Alexander Forrester-Paton also owned large estates in Clackmannanshire, and built several other buildings, such as Cowdenpark, where he lived. Gean House was to be built as…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1254, -3.8118
- District
- Clackmannanshire
- Postcode
- FK10 2EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5529450 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gean House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gean House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gean House?
- Gean House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode FK10 2EL).
- Is Gean House a listed building?
- Gean House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Gean House?
- The nearest railway station is Alloa, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK10 2EL.