Basic Site Details Name: | Beach House | Town, district or village: | Broughty Ferry | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | See separate entry for unexecuted proposals for the Orchar Gallery as a separate building at Orchar Park, designed by Thomas Saunders Robertson in conjunction with James Guthrie Orchar in 1891.
Drawings dated 8 March 1920 shows two proposed additions, one at first floor of service wing executed in the 1920s and one on north west carried out in 1930s. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Orchar Gallery | Yes | After conversion, 1923 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Gallery | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 31, Beach Crescent | Yes | Main address of original villa | | King Street | Yes | Wall and gate piers are on King Street |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1866 | | | Original villa | | 1920 | 1926 | | Conversion to gallery | | 8 March 1920 | | | Drawings for alterations for conversion to gallery. ('traced WMM 10:11:1921) | | 1926 | | | Conversion work completed and gallery opened | | 1935 | 1937 | | Large extension to north west | | 14 September 1937 | | | Formal opening of gallery with north west extension |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | James Maclaren | | | 1866 | | Original villa | | James Findlay | | | 1920 | 1926 | Conversion to gallery | | David Smith | | B | 1935 | 1937 | Large extension to north west | | Findlay Stewart & Robbie | | B | 1935 | 1937 | Large extension to north west | | James Findlay | | B | 1935 | 1937 | Large extension to north west |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Orchar, James Guthrie, Provost - Trustees of | Client for 1920s -1930s extension to form Orchar Gallery |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Orchar Gallery | This project (mentioned in Orchar's will) was unexecuted; see separate entry for nearby Beach House, which was extended to become the Orchar Gallery in the 1930s. |
Parent Structure and Site
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | McKean, Charles and Walker, David | 1993 | Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Revised Edition | Edinburgh: RIAS | pp147-8 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Dundee Courier and Advertiser | 28 June 1935 | | | | | Dundee Courier and Advertiser | 15 October 1936 | | | | | Dundee Courier and Advertiser | 11 September 1937 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dundee Planning Department | Broughty Ferry Approved Duplicate Plans | | Plans for James Findlay extensions, c.1936 | | Dundee Planning Department/NMRS | Dundee Approved Duplicate Plans (Originals in NMRS for dates 1867-1883; otherwise on microfilm) | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25761 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Soutar Card Index | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Copy of drawing of 1920 additions - originally held by Orchar Trustees |
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