Blackburn House oficially opened

Graham + Sibbald are delighted to have been appointed as the sole letting agents for Blackburn House.

Keith Watters comments: “The renovation has been completed, and the building has been returned to its original splendour whilst internally providing modern state of the art accommodation. This property will be aimed at creative industries, which will benefit from a supportive and creative environment within a prestigious building, with great accessibility to Glasgow and Edinburgh.”
 
Matthew Rooke of Arthouse UK says: “We were delighted to have the building officially opened by the Minister of Arts, Linda Fabiani. The building has been not only been beautifully restored but it also has been completed to the highest standards, combining an absolutely faithful restoration with the sort of modern access and communications installations that one finds in a first-class contemporary development, making it the ideal setting and base for Scotland's creative Industries”
 
Blackburn House, originally built in 1772, is set to become a bespoke centre for the Creative Industries in West Lothian, which represents the first bespoke development for the creative sector in the Central Belt outside Edinburgh and Glasgow.
 
This property is ideally located between Livingston and Blackburn providing easy access to Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is a central mansion house with two pavilions, each on either side, with a further range of outbuildings, including a doocot, plus ample parking adjacent. The buildings extend to a gross internal area of 828 sqm (8909 sqft).
 
The main house has accommodation over four floors. The principal public rooms provide spacious elegance and lend themselves perfectly for use as reception, office, meeting rooms, gallery space, or film location. The accommodation is ideally suited for offices, library and archive, conference and training, digital media creation and editing. The property benefits from both a central staircase and a lift, and is plentifully equipped with kitchens and toilets. The pavilions provide additional modern office/studio space ehich could also be self contained.
 
For further information contact Keith Watters, Graham + Sibbald 0131 240 5311