Scotch Baronial: Architecture And National Identity In Scotland Architecture And National Identity In Scotland

As the debate about Scottish independence rages on, this book takes a timely look at how Scotland's politics have been expressed in its buildings, exploring how the architecture of Scotland – in particular the constantly-changing ideal of the 'castle' – has been of great consequence to the ongoing narrative of Scottish national identity. __Scotch Baronial__ provides a politically-framed examination of Scotland's kaleidoscopic 'castle architecture', tracing how it was used to serve successive political agendas both prior to and during the three 'unionist centuries' from the early 17th century to the 20th century. The book encompasses many of the country's most important historic buildings – from the palaces left behind by the 'lost' monarchy, to revivalist castles and the proud town halls of the Victorian age – examining their architectural styles and tracing their wildly fluctuating political and national connotations. It ends by bringing the story into the 21st century, exploring how contemporary 'neo-modernist' architecture in today's Scotland, as exemplified in the Holyrood parliament, relates to concepts of national identity in architecture over the previous centuries. Provides A Politically-framed Examination Of Scotland's Kaleidoscopic Castle Architecture, Tracing How It Was Used To Serve Successive Political Agendas Both Prior To And During The Three Unionist Centuries From The Early 17th Century To The 20th Century. The Book Encompasses Many Of The Country's Most Important Historic Buildings - From The Palaces Left Behind By The Lost Monarchy, To Revivalist Castles And The Proud Town Halls Of The Victorian Age - Examining Their Architectural Styles And Tracing Their Wildly Fluctuating Political And National Connotations. It Ends By Bringing The Story Into The 21st Century, Exploring How Contemporary Neo-modernist Architecture In Today's Scotland, As Exemplified In The Holyrood Parliament, Relates To Concepts Of National Identity In Architecture Over The Previous Centuries. List Of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Abbreviations. Introduction. Part 1 The First Castle Age : Pre-1603: Castellated Architecture And Martial Independence -- 1603-1660: Court Architecture Under The Regna Union -- 1660-1689: Sunset Of The Stuarts - From Castellation To Classicism -- 1689-1750: The Architecture Of Dynastic Struggle. Part 2 The Second Castle Age : 1750-1790: Enlightenment And Romanticism -- 1790-1820: National Architecture In The Age Of Revolution -- 1820-1840: Scott, Abbotsford And Scotch Romanticism -- 1840-1870: Billings And Bryce - Mid-century Baronial -- 1870-1914: Scotch Traditionalism -- 1914 Onwards: Scottish Architectural Identity In The Age Of Modernism. Notes -- Index. Miles Glendinning And Aonghus Mackechnie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. As the debate about Scottish independence rages on, this book takes a timely look at how Scotland's politics have been expressed in its architecture. It is an aspect of Scottish history that has hitherto been little discussed, and yet the architecture of Scotland - in particular the Scotch Baronial style - has been of great consequence to the ongoing narrative of Scottish national identity. This book fills that gap in scholarship through a politically-framed examination of Scotland's architecture, tracing how it was used to serve successive political agendas within Scotland during the three `unionist centuries' from the early 17th to the early 20th century. It is a history which encompasses all the principal public architectural works of secular Scottish architecture of the period, from the palaces left behind by the `lost' monarchy to revivalist castles and the proud town halls of the Victorian age, tracing their wildly fluctuating political and national connotations. It is also a story which reaches beyond Scotland and into a wider, international picture: the Scotch Baronial was the world's first self-consciously nationalist architecture - the harbinger of an international movement of `national' styles, rejecting classical antiquity for local medieval inspiration. The book ends by bringing the story into the 21st century, relating the paradox of contemporary 'neo-modernist' architecture in today's Scotland, as exemplified in the Holyrood parliament, with the paradoxes embodied in 300 years of the Scotch Baronial style "As the debate about Scottish independence rages on, this book takes a timely look at how Scotland's politics have been expressed in its buildings, exploring how the architecture of Scotland - in particular the constantly-changing ideal of the 'castle' - has been of great consequence to the ongoing narrative of Scottish national identity. Scotch Baronial provides a politically-framed examination of Scotland's kaleidoscopic 'castle architecture', tracing how it was used to serve successive political agendas both prior to and during the three 'unionist centuries' from the early 17th century to the 20th century. The book encompasses many of the country's most important historic buildings - from the palaces left behind by the 'lost' monarchy, to revivalist castles and the proud town halls of the Victorian age - examining their architectural styles and tracing their wildly fluctuating political and national connotations. It ends by bringing the story into the 21st century, exploring how contemporary 'neo-modernist' architecture in today's Scotland, as exemplified in the Holyrood parliament, relates to concepts of national identity in architecture over the previous centuries."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Figures 7 Acknowledgements 12 Abbreviations 13 Introduction 14 Part One The First Castle.Age 20 1 Pre-1603: Castellated Architecture and ‘Martial Independence’ 22 2 1603–1660: Court Architecture under the Regnal.Union 38 3 1660–1689: Sunset of the Stuarts – From Castellation to Classicism 62 4 1689–1750: The Architecture of Dynastic Struggle 82 Part Two The Second Castle.Age 104 5 1750–1790: Enlightenment and Romanticism 106 6 1790–1820: National Architecture in the Age of Revolution 126 7 1820–1840: Scott, Abbotsford and ‘Scotch’ Romanticism 146 8 1840–1870: Billings and Bryce – Mid-Century Baronial 176 9 1870–1914: Scotch Traditionalism 216 10 1914 Onwards: Scottish Architectural Identity in the Age of Modernism 246 Notes 266 Index 298