Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balmoral, Iron Ballroom |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Free standing. Constructed for the Gillies' Ball in October 1851 but moved to present site in 1882. Shown at the great Exhibition as a warehouse intended for emigrants to Australia and Canada after the Highland Clearances |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Carpenter's workshop | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Ballroom | ||
| Workshop | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1851 | Journal reference | ||
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 | |
| E T Bellhouse & Co | 1851 | Made by the Eagle Foundry. | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Mornement, Adam and Holloway, Simon | 2007 | Corrugated Iron: Building on the Frontier | London: Frances Lincoln | pp35 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p359 | |
| Thomson, N and Banfill, P | 2005 | Corrugated iron buildings: an Endangered Resource within the Built Heritage | 1 | Journal of Architectural Conservation | pp71 |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Illustrated London News | 22 November 1851 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51479 | |