National Trust for Scotland

Dec 11th, 2010 | | National Trust for Scotland | 3 Comments

Brodie Castle, Moray

Patrick Baty examined the painted schemes applied to the surfaces in the Drawing Room and the Staircase of Brodie Castle

There have been Brodies at Brodie Castle for over 800 years. Parts of the present building are known to date from the 1560s although it is possible that earlier elements survive. Colen Campbell, the pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style, was born at Brodie on 15 June 1676.

Debts were incurred following building work in the early eighteenth century and little more was done until the 1820s when the architect William Burn was commissioned to enlarge the castle. Following William Brodie’s marriage to a wealthy heiress in 1838 a further phase of work was carried out by James Wylson.

Some of the elements that were sampled in the Drawing Room



In 2005 I was commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland, to carry out an examination of the painted schemes applied to the surfaces in the Drawing Room and the Staircase of Brodie Castle.

Patrick Baty Sampling Drawing Room Ceiling
Sampling the Drawing Room ceiling



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william clarkNo Gravatar » 02. Mar, 2015

Hi Patrick my name is William Clark i was one of the 2 painters the other was Robert Howie who has since passed away who painted the room and made all the stencils and applied them many years ago how did stand up i forget what year it was

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william clarkNo Gravatar » 02. Mar, 2015

Hi Patrick my name is William Clark i was one of the 2 painters the other was Robert Howie who has since passed away who painted the room and made all the stencils and applied them many years ago how did stand up i forget what year it was

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william clarkNo Gravatar » 02. Mar, 2015

Hi Patrick what year was it restored must have been early 80′s