Thenral, earlier known as Brodie Castle, is a
house in
Chennai,
India. Named after civil servant James Brodie (1769-1801) who constructed the house in 1796, it currently houses the School of
Carnatic music.[1][2]
History
Brodie Castle was constructed by
British East India Company servant and businessman, James Brodie on eleven acres of land gifted to him by the Government in
Quibble Island in the town of
Adyar, then located outside the limits of Madras city.[3] Brodie inhabited the house for a short period but later, due to his declining fortunes, rented the house to tenants, the first of whom was
Sir Thomas Strange, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras.[3]
Following Brodie's death in 1801 in a boating accident, the family sold the property which was purchased by the
Arbuthnot Family who resided in it for a while.[1]
Brodie was heir to the chief of clan Brodie, whose seat was
Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland. Brodie Castle is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.[4]
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abDiwan Bahadur S. E. Runganadhan, ed. (1939). "Some Old Madras Houses by A. D. Raghavan". Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee Commemoration Volume. Indian Branch, Oxford Press. pp. 112, 116–117.
Thenral, earlier known as Brodie Castle, is a
house in
Chennai,
India. Named after civil servant James Brodie (1769-1801) who constructed the house in 1796, it currently houses the School of
Carnatic music.[1][2]
History
Brodie Castle was constructed by
British East India Company servant and businessman, James Brodie on eleven acres of land gifted to him by the Government in
Quibble Island in the town of
Adyar, then located outside the limits of Madras city.[3] Brodie inhabited the house for a short period but later, due to his declining fortunes, rented the house to tenants, the first of whom was
Sir Thomas Strange, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras.[3]
Following Brodie's death in 1801 in a boating accident, the family sold the property which was purchased by the
Arbuthnot Family who resided in it for a while.[1]
Brodie was heir to the chief of clan Brodie, whose seat was
Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland. Brodie Castle is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.[4]
^
abDiwan Bahadur S. E. Runganadhan, ed. (1939). "Some Old Madras Houses by A. D. Raghavan". Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee Commemoration Volume. Indian Branch, Oxford Press. pp. 112, 116–117.