Carved pink sandstone, ornate balustrades and gleaming period sash windows overlook rolling lawns, acres of landscaped gardens and an ornamental lake. Coodham House is a far cry from the roofless, burnt out shell it was just a few years ago.
For 16 years the house and the grounds were leſt to decay as the building was stripped of its fitings and the interior of the once imposing country mansion was almost completely destroyed by fire, theſt and vandalism. However developers Goldrealm Properties have restored and improved on the original splendour of the four-storey Victorian mansion to create six exclusive apartments and three additional luxury homes.
“It had fallen into total ruin. There was no roof, no interior and lots of fire damage so we had it all to do,” said Willy Findlater.“We were also aware that in renovating Coodham House we were acting as custodians of history and culture as well as simply redesigning a magnificent property.
“Being a listed building meant it all had to be restored using traditional skills. To satisfy the requirements of South Ayrshire Council and Historic Scotland we had to ensure the integrity of the historic fabric was maintained.”
Lime mortars and puties were used and samples of the remaining stone were taken away for analysis so an exact geographical match could be found for the new stone work. Outside the building much of the same atention to detail was lavished on the estate surrounding the house, providing residents with almost three miles of picturesque walks, woodlands
“People don’t necessarily want to feel like they are living in an actual church so we had to be sensitive to that.”
:Willy
Findlater of CDP
Architects. and a lake teeming with fish.
“Not so long ago Coodham House was litle more than the shell of a once-impressive building. It takes commitment and a lot of hard work to revitalise a building like this,” said a spokeswoman for Historic Scotland.”It has been a magnificent example of creating something for
the future from the ruins of history.”. 93
June 2015
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