Sunday

Historic Inverlair Lodge

Inverlair Lodge—a  house of history and mystery in our parish

Last week the Press and Journal and The Times each had articles on Inverlair Lodge, home of Richard and Dr Janet Sidgwick and their family, which is up for sale.  It has had quite a historic past, being the site of the Keppoch murders in the 17th century, the house where Rudolf Hess was possibly kept captive after arriving by plane in Scotland on a mission that no one ever knew the reason why, and was also used by the Special Operations Executive  to train men in all the arts of war for raids on enemy territory during World War II.
Its sale will create great interest for these and other many reasons,   particularly the beauty of the house, both exteriorly and interiorly,   its

Rudolf Hess

Well of the Seven Heads

magnificent site, its privacy, its lovely gardens and its beautiful views.
The Bulletin does not wish to put Strutt and Parker, estate agents, out of a job by this article, but the house is sure to create great interest, not only in this country, but much further afield.  Thankfully, Richard and Dr Janet’s new home, which they are having built, will not be too distant from Roy Bridge.

Their son, Peter, whom we all know so well, especially for the amazing work he did for orphans in Romania, was sitting his final exams in medicine recently when he suddenly developed an appendicitis, and had to be operated on in the middle of his exams. Peter was out of bed within a few days, and back to the university to continue his exams!  This took some courage, something  one would expect of Peter, and we do hope the examiners take into account his post operative condition. Not many take their Bachelor of Surgery degree in medicine  in such a practical way as Peter —on an operating table!