Basic Site Details
| Name: | Brechin Station |
| Town, district or village: | Brechin |
| City or county: | Angus |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Opened originally as terminus of the Aberdeen Railway Co's branch line from Bridge of Dun. Lines to Forfar & Edzell opened 1895-6. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Railway station | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1847 | Build/construction | ||
| 1894 | 1895 | Alterations and additions | New front block and awnings. Gifford gives date as 1897 for enlargement of station. |
| 1992 | 1993 | Restoration | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John (or Thomas) Morrison Barr | 1894 | 1895 | New front block and awnings - Gifford gives 1897 as date. | ||
| Edward Taylor | B | 1992 | 1993 | Restoration for base of new steam railway (Caledonian Coy Ltd) | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Caledonian Railway Company | |
| Caledonian Railway Coy | New steam railway company |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p373 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Edward Taylor | Information sent via email to Yvonne Hillyard | Sent April 2011 | |
| H M Register House | Caledonian Railway Records | Drawings held in 1950s | |