Moat Brae House Dumfries Building, Scotland, Scottish Georgian Townhouse
Moat Brae House, Dumfries
Greek Revival Architecture in Southern Scotland – design by Walter Newall Architect
20 Sep 2018
Moat Brae House in Dumfries
First Glimpse of Restoration Work at the Georgian House Where Peter Pan Began
Location: Dumfries, Scotland
J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, played in the house and garden as a child.
Date built: 1823
Style: Greek Revival
Listed building status: Category B
Design: Walter Newall Architect ; Renewal Design: LDN Architects
A first glimpse inside the newly restored Moat Brae House, where Peter Pan began, has revealed the extent of the work undertaken to save a Scottish architectural gem.
Dame Barbara Kelly and Cathy Agnew are the women who have done so much to save this wonderful piece of our heritage, a historic Scottish property:
Moat Brae House Dumfries
The B listed Georgian house, dating from 1823, was designed by Walter Newall and was regarded as being such a fine building it was often referred to as ?Number One Dumfries?.
By 2009 the once luxurious house was derelict and came within three days of being bulldozed when it was taken on by a small group of volunteers. After nearly a decade the first stage in its transformation into Scotland?s new National Centre for Children?s Literature and Storytelling is largely complete.

The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (PPMBT), along with LDN Architects from Edinburgh, main contractors Balfour Beatty and other...