Plans for £6m development of costume site

A trust set up in the wake of the closure of Scotland’s National Museum of Costume says it has completed its business case for redevelopment.

Shambellie House near New Abbey was shut five years ago as part of a costcutting exercise. The trust took over in 2015 in an attempt to save the building and ensure it’s future. It has drawn up £6m plans to run classes, workshops and residential courses at the site. Chairman Gordon Mann said: “The trustees have a clear vision that has come out of all these discussions and the work we have done.”