Report - Letham Grange - Arbroath - June 2022

[Krypton]

Letham Grange is a large mansion built in the late 1820's by Archibald Simpson, an architect who was responsible for many of Aberdeen's grand buildings. The estate was so vast it even had it's own railway station. During the latter part of the 20th century the mansion was converted to a hotel, with a golf course opening in 1987. The hotel closed in 2002 and the golf course closed in 2019. The future of the site is still uncertain, being one of Scotland's most complex legal cases with regards to the ownership of the building and grounds.
This is quite a large building and was nice to see it in a state of natural decay with not an ounce of vandalism. The conservatory was a particular attraction for me, something enjoyable about seeing nature slowly reclaiming it.

Thanks for looking ​

 

[GRONK]

Stunning, that conservatory is a beauty I can see why it was an attraction.

Nice work

 

[HughieD]

Fantastic stuff. The conservatory and that big painting are the standouts for me.

 

[mookster]

One I've always wanted to do myself. That 'security' caravan though

 

[Krypton]

One I've always wanted to do myself. That 'security' caravan though

I reckon it was operational at one point, there was cameras running but strangely they were wired into the tower room rather than the caravan

 

[Exploring with Andy]

I reckon it was operational at one point, there was cameras running but strangely they were wired into the tower room rather than the caravan

You wouldn't run all the camera cables to a caravan, rather to a central point somewhere away from potential interference by anyone with malicious intentions. That way the system and its recordings are protected and secure. Then it's a just a case of setting up remote monitoring, which could easily be done via a single cable or via WiFi to the caravan or elsewhere.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Beautiful conservatory, stunning photos. Lovely building over all

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Man that orangery is lovely!