NEWSROUND
The Campaign to SAVE
Seafield House in Ayr
“Ruined castles tower houses and mansions
have survived centuries of abandon and
neglect all over Scotland and during the past
60 years not just dozens but hundreds have
been brought back to life and use by
enterprising new owners. Seafield House
must not be allowed to join the long list of
over 200 major historic houses demolished
in Scotland since 1945.”
With these words, Marcus Binney,
President of SAVE Britain’s Heritage,
makes succinctly the case for saving
Seafield House, the former home of
renowned Scottish engineer and
contractor of the Forth Rail Bridge, Sir
William Arrol. The campaign, supported
and spearheaded by SAVE, was launched
in October 2012 in direct response to an
application for Listed Building Consent
(LBC) by NHS Ayrshire and Arran to
demolish this important B listed building,
which forms part of its surplus property
holding. Neglect by its owners and a fire in
2008 caused damage to the building, but
the structure still stands