Gunsgreen House Trust

Constitutional objectives

(a) To preserve for the public benefit the historic property known as Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth, Berwickshire together with its related buildings and its gardens and policies (referred to as 'Gunsgreen') so far as vested in the Trustees by virtue of a conveyance or lease in their favour as Trustees. provided that, if Gunsgreen or any part thereof is subject to a lease in favour of the Trustees, money shall only be expended by the Trustees on the enhancement of Gunsgreen if the lease confers on the Trustees in the event of the termination of the lease full rights of compensation for any monies so expended appropriately written down to reflect the value of such enhancement at the time of the termination of the lease (b) To preserve for the public benefit as an adjunct to Gunsgreen the furniture, pictures, books, works of art, maritime artefacts and other chattels ordinarily kept at Gunsgreen or which may be given or loaned to the Trustees and which the Trustees shall consider to be appropriate to be kept at Gunsgreen provided that money shall only be expended by the Trustees on the enhancement of furniture, pictures, books, works of art, maritime artefacts and chattels which are lent to them if the Loan Agreement confers on the Trustees in the event of the termination of the loan full rights of compensation for any monies so expended (c) To advance education by facilitating and encouraging public access and study of Gunsgreen, such chattels and the maritime and trading history associated with Gunsgreen, the harbour and town of Eye mouth (d) To advance education by facilitating and encouraging knowledge and study of the social, educational and architectural relationship between Gunsgreen and other historical properties in Berwickshire, particularly Paxton House, Berwickshire