The Old Children's Village Dining Hall - Shillinghill, Humbie - for SALE

30/06/2023

Lindsay, remember living here and all the fun parties we had in our 20s. It’s such a unique Close at the bottom of the Royal mile - always felt like a fairytale place - Ma

Today is a wet one in the capital with plenty downpours on and off...that said, it's not cold and that does allow manky clouds to gather which allows, shots of manky clouds such as these over White Horse Close.....

30/06/2023

Lindsay, remember living here and all the fun parties we had in our 20s. It’s such a unique Close at the bottom of the Royal mile - always felt like a fairytale place - magic location, bar the tourist buses open top deck being the same level as the bedroom window. 🤭

Today is a wet one in the capital with plenty downpours on and off...that said, it's not cold and that does allow manky clouds to gather which allows, shots of manky clouds such as these over White Horse Close.....

06/12/2017

This beautiful house is still available.

23/09/2017

Well Worth researching the history of this unique arts and Craft hamlet. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/Memories-of-Edinburgh-Childrens-Holiday-Village-Humbie-1709791809301849/

A page to share memories of people's time and involvement at the Edinburgh Children's Holiday Village 1905-68

23/09/2017

Please, please all you good friends and followers of this special house and place, share this post widely to all your friends and followers, far and wide. This unique property with great potential needs new custodians and is ideal for family living in a safe, rural and easy commute to the capital, next to Humbie village a surprisingly happening little village with a fantastic hub, community hall, primary school and church in innermost edge of East Lothian. PLEASE PLEASE SHARE, even if you have already done so. THANK YOU!

Rarely-available, this unique B-Listed, Arts and Crafts period, four-bedroom family home, is situated in an idyllic, rural position on the edge of the ...

29/05/2017

Great pictures of the children's holiday village, when it was vacant and derelict.

29/05/2017

The Recreation Hall is in the background of this photo from the 50s/60s.

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28/05/2017

There is now a new community page for friends of Edinburgh Children's Holiday Village in Humbie (1905 - 1968) to share the history of this unique place and the experiences of those who lived, worked, were connected to, or went on holiday there, when they were children. Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Friends-of-Humbie-Childrens-Village-1709791809301849/notifications/

A page to share memories of people's time and involvement at the Edinburgh Children's Holiday Village 1905-68

14/05/2017

Our house was in the property section of the Scotsman on Thursday the 11th May. Check it out. It has also been featured in the Times property section, the Sunday Post and East Lothian Life. Hope that someone decides to buy it soon - such a unique home in a beautiful Arts & Craft hamlet on the edge of Humbie - a lovely rural village in East Lothian.

20/03/2017

Sharing this short film found on youtube taken last year to provide a driver's view of Shillinghill and the position of our house on the hill. It was a very wet and dreich day. I was totally surprised to see, about a minute in, Jim(hubby) and Robbie(son) heading down the hill with a shovel to clear surface water on the bottom road.

Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aubr9u9aIPU

17/03/2017

A period home with lots of history. Read more about the grand opening of the Children's Village Recreation Hall - now converted to a 4-bedroom home with planning permission for upstairs conversion to create further rooms. A gem of a property nestled in beautiful East Lothian countryside with views over the Forth to Fife. View soon to avoid disappointment.
Visit
http://www.mov8realestate.com/properties/5-shillinghill-humbie-east-lothian-eh36-5px

A little bit on the history of our home.

This pleasant looking woman is Katharine Marjory Stewart-Murray (née Ramsey), Duchess of Atholl (1874-1960), Public servant; wife of 8th Duke of Atholl; daughter of Sir James Henry Ramsay.

On the 23rd of February 1924, She officially opened the Children's Recreation Hall (now our home) with a golden key. She spoke of her friendship for the late Mr Rough from Walkerburn, in whose memory the hall was built.

A peal of bells greeted Lady Murray's declaration, that the hall was open with the Westminster chimes ringing out from the belfry ( bells are still here and can deliver the Westminster chimes)

Carrying out further research on Lady Murray is fascinating. She was a Public servant; often remembered as 'the Red Duchess' , in 1923 she became the first woman member from Scotland elected to the House of Commons. As a self-proclaimed crusader against international cruelty, she visited Spain and became actively involved in the care of Republican refugees. Her open criticism of the Conservative government's toleration of Franco cost her her position as party whip.

At the event, which was presided by Lady Polwarth were three doctors from the League of Natins, Dr I.P. Agostini from Havana, Cuba; Professor Alexandre Wladimiroff from Moscow and Doctor Holz, Graz from Austria who expressed great interest in the village and the open-air school.