Prestige property: Great renovations at good Borders address

Bonjedward House near Jedburgh is an impressive B-Listed Georgian mansion, set at the end of a private driveway amid its own mature grounds and woodland.

Belinda recalls: “It had previously been bought by a developer to turn into offices, but I don’t think that plan made sense in this location. I understand that planning permission was turned down, so the house languished on the market. “It was a shell, and I think everyone in the Borders viewed it at some point but decided it was just too big a project.”

​It dates from the 18th Century and was built for The Marquis of Lothian as part of the Lothian Estate, close to the site of Jedburgh Castle.

The house is substantial, with accommodation measuring nearly 10,000sq ft over four floors, but its recent upgrade has resulted in a flexible family home that has the ability to expand and contract to meet the needs of the moment.

Bonjedward’s size was possibly the reason it lay empty for eight years until Belinda Montgomery took it on with her family in tow in 2021.