Basic Site Details Name: | Haddo House | Town, district or village: | Haddo/Methlick | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Tarves | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Stags are B Listed.
Two chimneypieces in Library in north wing have plaques by Flaxman.
House refitted and refurnished by the London decorators Wright & Mansfield in 1878. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1732 | 1735 | Build/construction | House and layout of formal gardens |  | Late 1700s | | Decoration carried out | Ceiling design in new dining room on north from George Richardson's'Book of Ceilings' |  | 1822 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations, including arcade below horseshoe stair to first floor entrance. Also 2-storey, 4-bay pavilion to north wing for dowager apartments. Coffered ceiling to Adam's family stair |  | 1830 | | Alterations and additions | Remodelling and architectural embellishment. East terrace laid out as geometric formal garden. Walled garden layout. |  | Before 1834 | | Alterations and additions | Cupola and clock stage added to archway of service court |  | 1836 | | Alterations and additions | Formation of Upper and Lower lakes |  | 1840s | | Decoration carried out | Ceiling design in 4th earl's drawing room |  | 1843 | | | Kitchen court and ancillary buildings |  | 1845 | 1847 | | South lodge, the Avenue with golden gates and pair of stags, urn etc - for these see separate entries |  | 1876 | 1881 | | Chapel (including some fittings such as altar and candleabra) |  | March 1879 | March 1881 | | Major alterations - plans dated |  | c. 1880 | | Decoration carried out | Re-decorated internally |  | 1891 | | | New hall and covered tennis court |  | 1930 | 1931 | | Renovation and reconstruction of west wing after fire |  | 1997 | | Restoration | Restoration and upgrading scheme commenced |  | 2005 | | Proposed | Development plan proposals |
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 |  | William Adam | Architect | H | 1732 | 1735 | House and layout of formal gardens |  | John Clerk (Sir) (2nd Baronet) | Architect | I | 1732 | 1735 | Gave advice about design. |  | John Baxter | Architect | J | 1732 | 1735 | |  | George Richardson | Architect, Draughtsman | M | Late 1700s | | Ceiling design in new dining room on north front taken from George Richardson's'Book of Ceilings' |  | James Giles | Artist | F | 1816 | 1819 | Assisted William Gordon in development of grounds. |  | Archibald Simpson | Architect | L | 1822 | | Alterations, including arcade below horseshoe stair to first floor entrance. Also 2-storey, 4-bay pavilion to north wing for dowager apartments. Coffered ceiling to Adam's family stair. |  | James Giles | Artist | S | 1830 | | Remodelling and architectural embellishment. East terrace laid out as geometric formal garden. Walled garden layout. |  | Archibald Simpson | Architect | N | After 1834 | | Extension of terrace on east elevation - as part of formal garden works |  | Archibald Simpson | Architect | O | Before 1834 | | Cupola and clock stage added to archway of service court |  | James Giles | Artist | G | 1836 | | East terrace laid Formation of Upper and Lower Lakes. |  | Thomas Bonnar | Decorator | L | 1840s | | Ceiling design in 4th Earl's drawing room |  | John Smith | Architect | | 1843 | | Kitchen court and ancillary buildings |  | J & W Smith | Architectural practice | D | 1845 | 1847 | |  | John Smith | Architect | D | 1845 | 1847 | |  | William Smith II | Architect | D | 1845 | 1847 | |  | George Edmund Street | Architect | T | 1876 | 1881 | Chapel (including some fittings such as altar and candleabra) |  | Charles Reid | Architect | A | 1879 | 1881 | Major alterations |  | James Maitland Wardrop | Architect | A | 1879 | 1881 | Major alterations |  | Wardrop & Reid | Architectural practice | A | 1879 | 1881 | Major alterations |  | Harvey Mennie | Architect | | 1891 | 1892 | Various works on estate, as assistant to estate architect |  | D Macandrew & Co | Architectural practice | B | 1891 | | New hall and covered tennis court. Also described as contractors for new hall on undated plan |  | Daniel Macandrew junior | Architect | B | 1891 | | New hall and covered tennis court. Also described as contractors for new hall on undated plan |  | George Angus Mitchell | Architect | C | 1930 | 1931 | Renovation and reconstruction of west wing after fire and alterations to south wing |  | George Bennett Mitchell | Architect | C | 1930 | 1931 | Renovation and reconstruction of west wing after fire and alterations to south wing |  | George Bennett Mitchell & Son | Architectural practice | C | 1930 | 1931 | Renovation and reconstruction of west wing after fire and alterations to south wing |  | Henry ('Harry') James Lyall Mantell | | E | 1997 | | Restoration and upgrading scheme commenced |  | Meldrum & Mantell | | E | 1997 | | Restoration and upgrading scheme commenced |  | Henry ('Harry') James Lyall Mantell | | K | 2005 | | Development plan proposals |  | Mantell Ritchie | Architectural practice | K | 2005 | | Development plan proposals |  | Michael Ritchie | | K | 2005 | | Development plan proposals |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Aberdeen, 1st and 2nd Marquesses of | Clients for reconstruction of 1930-1 |  | Aberdeen, 2nd Earl of | Client for William Adam building |  | Aberdeen, 4th Earl of | Client for 1822 alterations and kitchen court and ancillary buildings of 1843 |  | Aberdeen, 7th Earl and Marquess of | Client for chapel for 1876 and major alterations of 1879-81 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | |  | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |  | Shepherd, Ian | 1994 | Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide | | | p189-191 |  | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | pp 37-38, 45, 237-244 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Architect and Building News | 1930 | July-Dec | | p219 |  | Builder | 1847 | v | | p217 |  | Country Life | 18 August 1966 | | | |  | Country Life | 25 August 1966 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Aberdeen City Archives | George Bennett Mitchell and Son Collection | | GBM/1930/18/1-21 |  | Aberdeen University | Aberdeen University Archives | | Bills from work at Haddo House |  | Courtesy of Harry Mantell | Information sent via'Contact Us' on DSA website | | Sent October 2009 |  | Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | | |  | Haddo House Estate Office | Haddo House Estate Plans Collection | | Plans of 1843 work, chapel 1879, Wardrop & Reid alterations 1879, George Bennet Mitchell 1930 work |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16470 | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19768 | Pair of stags flanking avenue south east of house |  | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 18/2000 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Copies of original drawings at Haddo |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Harvey Mennie: L v2 no123 (microfilm reel 29); George Angus Mitchell: F no2821 (box 12); George Bennett Mitchell: F no2909 (box 14) |
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