- Melville House
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This article is about 17th century mansion in Fife, Scotland. For the publisher with a similar name, see Melville House Publishing. For the museum dedicated to Alexander Graham Bell and his family, see Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes.
Melville House lies to the southside of Monimail in Fife. It was built in 1697 by the architect James Smith (c.1645 - 1731) for George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville, incorporating the 14th Century Monimail Tower. The Melville State Bed was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1949 where it is described as " the most spectacular single exhibit in the Victoria and Albert Museum's British Galleries".[1] During the 20th Century the house was used to billet Polish soldiers during World War II and later as reform school for boys.
It is the most expensive repossessed property in Britain.[2]
References
- ^ "The State Bed from Melville House". http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-state-bed-from-melville-house-fife/. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ "£2.5m price for repossessed home". BBC News. 12 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8045818.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
Coordinates: 56°18′41″N 3°08′05″W / 56.3114°N 3.1348°W
Categories:- Houses in Scotland
- Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
- Category A listed buildings in Scotland
- Listed buildings in Fife
- Listed houses in Scotland
- Country houses in Scotland
- Building and structure stubs
- Scottish history stubs
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