Basic Site Details
| Name: | Houses and shops, Rosemount Viaduct |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | A block of buildings is to be erected by the Town and Country Property Company Limited, at Aberdeen. The site has a frontage of 200 feet along the west side of Rosemount Viaduct. The ground floor is occupied by shops having saloons behind and cellarage in the basement. The upper floors are arranged as apartments. Messrs Brown and Watt are the architects and the estimated cost of the building s £14,000. [Builder 26 June 1897 p575] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shop | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 1-27, Rosemount Viaduct | Yes | |
| 53,55, Skene Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| June 1897 | Proposed | Reports in the press | |
| 10 August 1897 | Plans approved | Plans passed | |
| 22 September 1898 | Amended plans passed? | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Brown | A | 1897 | 1898 | ||
| Brown & Watt | A | 1897 | 1898 | ||
| George Watt | A | 1897 | 1898 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Town & Country Property Co Ltd | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p220 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Evening Express | 16 June 1897 | |||
| Builder | 26 June 1897 | p575 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Aberdeen City Archives (Copy in Public Library) | Aberdeen Plans Committee Minutes | Plans passed 10 August 1897 and 22 September 1898 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 20472 | |