The Euston Hall Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 2L+1s also 2M+3s dance LSh reels of 3 across (2s LSh to 1st corner to start). 1s pass RSh
9-16 2L+3s also 2M+1s dance RSh reels of 3 across (2s RSh to 2nd corner to start)
17-24 1s nearer hands joined dance down, cast behind 3s, meet and dance up between 3s, cast up behind 2s to meet at top nearer hands joined. (Bar 24: 2s step in to face 1s nearer hands joined)
25-32 1s+2s dance ½ Rondel:
 25-28 1s dance down under the arch made by 2s who dance up, 2s+1s cross (Ladies cross in front of Men) and all cast to meet other Lady/Man on the opposite side and join nearer hands. (2)(1)3
 29-32 2s+1s set and cross RH with partner, back to own sides. 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Dance Information

Euston is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 as a manor owned by Bury St. Edmunds Abbey. In 1578, Elizabeth I stayed there with the Rookwood family, during which a hidden image of the Virgin Mary was found. The estate, nearly in ruins, was bought in 1666 by Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, who built a grand house in the French style. Charles II visited the estate in 1671, accompanied by a large court, including the diarist John Evelyn.

Charles II arranged the marriage of his illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy, to Isabella Bennet, the Earl of Arlington's heiress, in 1672. FitzRoy was made Duke of Grafton in 1675, and they married again in 1679 when Isabella was twelve. The couple inherited Euston Hall in 1685. Around 1750, their son, the second Duke, remodeled the house with Matthew Brettingham, replacing the domes with pyramid roofs. A fire in 1902 destroyed parts of the house, which was rebuilt, but the south and most of the west wings were demolished in 1952 by the 10th Duke.

The estate lent its name to Euston railway station, London's first inter-city station, which opened in 1837. The dukes, who owned the land where the station was built, played a key role in its development.

Euston Hall is open to the public during summer months and hosts various events, including the annual Red Rooster Festival. The estate also offers unique accommodations, such as the recently restored Temple Folly. The current Duke is actively involved in restoring and maintaining the estate's heritage.

Euston Hall

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