Annick Lodge is a late 18th-century manor house in the Neo-Classical style then in vogue, built on the site of the earlier 15th-century Pearston Hall, an estate that was connected with the Tironensian Order of Kilwinning Abbey from 1140. It is located about 5 miles from Irvine.
Like many Neoclassical buildings, it has a strongly symmetrical design (see photo). The kitchen premises at the rear may incorporate an earlier structure.
It's history of ownership in its present form goes back to Captain Alexander Montgomerie (1744-1802), brother of Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton. It seems to have been passed down in the family until 1934, when it was purchased by John Ronald Howie. The property then included Annick Mains (three houses for staff), Annick Lodge Village (a terrace of 12 houses) and the 90-acre dairy farm, Roddinghill. Howie died in June 1982, leaving Annick Lodge to his family.
After Howie's death, I believe the estate passed to his daughter Margaret (1938 - 2016) who was married to Melvin Roger Quarm, (1938 - 1997). According to sale records, Margaret appears to have sold it in November 2008 for £950,000, although the family retained nearby Holehouse Farm, where Margaret's son Lachlan farmed and bred animals until his untimely death in 2021 at the age of 53.
Who bought the house and now owns it? The best guess is that it is Leonard Kerr, who gave Annick Lodge as his address in documents for Collins and Paterson Auctioneers, a company that was dissolved in 2018. Kerr seems to be active in the horse-breeding and racing world, a perfect fit for Annick Lodge's historic connection with all matters equine.
It's history of ownership in its present form goes back to Captain Alexander Montgomerie (1744-1802), brother of Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton. It seems to have been passed down in the family until 1934, when it was purchased by John Ronald Howie. The property then included Annick Mains (three houses for staff), Annick Lodge Village (a terrace of 12 houses) and the 90-acre dairy farm, Roddinghill. Howie died in June 1982, leaving Annick Lodge to his family.
The Lodge hosted various horse trials. In 1973, whilst celebrating her 23rd birthday, Princess Anne took part in a horse trial at Annick Lodge and won the Novice Class Trial Prize of £2o.
After Howie's death, I believe the estate passed to his daughter Margaret (1938 - 2016) who was married to Melvin Roger Quarm, (1938 - 1997). According to sale records, Margaret appears to have sold it in November 2008 for £950,000, although the family retained nearby Holehouse Farm, where Margaret's son Lachlan farmed and bred animals until his untimely death in 2021 at the age of 53.
Who bought the house and now owns it? The best guess is that it is Leonard Kerr, who gave Annick Lodge as his address in documents for Collins and Paterson Auctioneers, a company that was dissolved in 2018. Kerr seems to be active in the horse-breeding and racing world, a perfect fit for Annick Lodge's historic connection with all matters equine.
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