Live like a laird

● Near aUchterarDer, NOt Far FrOM the banks of the Tay and within sight of Loch Balloch and Loch Laich, stands the majestic Gleneagles Hotel. This imposing pile, built in the baronial style, bears testament to the confidence and conviction of its original commissioners, the Caledonian Railway Company. Conceived as a country house hotel, Gleneagles opened in 1924 and soon secured a reputation for healthy exercise and dance bands — sport by day, saltation by night. They say that the band leader, Henry Hall, had a hand in its decoration, concocting a style collision between Sir Walter Scott and Agatha Christie. In the sweeping driveway a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud is parked ready to convey home those who have approached their evening with overmuch enthusiasm. On the entrance steps stand…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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