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Dry Bridge, Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk

A Category C Listed Building in Falkirk, Falkirk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9941 / 55°59'38"N

Longitude: -3.7755 / 3°46'31"W

OS Eastings: 289352

OS Northings: 679322

OS Grid: NS893793

Mapcode National: GBR 1K.V9T2

Mapcode Global: WH5QZ.ZLBR

Plus Code: 9C7RX6VF+JR

Entry Name: Dry Bridge, Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk

Listing Name: Callendar Park, Callendar House, Dry Bridge

Listing Date: 23 April 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372465

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31240

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200372465

Location: Falkirk

County: Falkirk

Town: Falkirk

Electoral Ward: Falkirk South

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Early 19th century, probably David Hamilton. Single semi-circular arch, curved approaches, ashlar above springing cast-iron balustraded parapet now removed.

Statement of Interest

A-Group comprises 'Callendar House' (HB 31236), and the associated 'Glenbrae Lodge and Gates' (HB 31235), 'Callendar House, Small Bridge on South Axis of House' (HB 31237), 'Callendar House Sundial' (HB 31238), 'Stable Court, Including Cobbled Yard' (HB 31239), 'Stable Block Including Dovecot, Cobbled Yard, Implement Shed, Boundary Walls and Gates' (HB 46544), 'Factor's House' (HB 46545), 'Mausoleum' (HB 31241), 'Atrium House (Former Gardener's Cottage), Including Gatepiers' (HB 50224), 'Kennels' (HB 50894), 'Policy Walls' (HB 50896) and 'Wellhead' (HB 50897), see separate entries.

Callendar House and its associated buildings are the grandest and most prominent group of buildings in Falkirk. The Lands of Callendar were granted to the Livingston family in the mid-14th century, and they retained possession of the estate for nearly 400 years. The estate was forfeited to the Government after the Jacobite rising in 1715, who in turn sold on the estate. Callendar came to be bought by William Forbes in the late 18th century, a copper merchant from London, who continued to develop the mansion and the estate. It was the Forbes family who brought the celebrated architect David Hamilton to work on Callendar, and they were also instrumental benefactors to the development of Falkirk as a modern 19th century town. The estate remained in the possession of the Forbes family until 1963, when it was sold to the now defunct Falkirk Burgh Council. The Burgh Council were responsible for planning the high-rise housing within Callendar Park, and also the development of the walled garden as a College of Education (now the Callendar Business Park). However they did no work on the House, which remained derelict and boarded-up until 1997, when it was restored by the present Council.

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