Sale of a century
Jordanstone offers a snapshot of a bygone time when a great house contained two communities, one upstairs, the other downstairs. A short walk past the grand staircase and through a door to the left takes you into the other Jordanstone: plain stone stairs, rows of pantries, a set of electronic bells that could summon a servant at a moment’s notice to any room in the house. Out of sight and out of mind, an army of staff kept a great house running.
Jordanstone, near Alyth, on the border of Perthshire and Angus, is one of only a few houses of its kind to have survived intact in private hands. Now it is on the market - with 12.5 acres, a lodge house and three cottages - for offers over 1,125,000. Its contents, valued conservatively at 800,000, will be sold in a special sale at the house on 21 July by Edinburgh-based auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull. The items on offer range from highly collectable paintings and antiques to tea caddies and coal scuttles.
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