Basic Site Details Name: | Tulliallan Castle, gardens and lodge | Town, district or village: | Kincardine-on-Forth | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Castle is A Listed; Lodge B listed | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Scottish Police College | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Castle | | | | College | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Kirk Brae | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1817 | 1820 | Build/construction | Original building | | 1833 | | | Blackhall Lodge and gateway | | Before 1868 | | | Formal gardens | | 1903(?) | 1905 | | Alterations to castle, and new gateway and lodge built | | 1913 | | Addition | Further additions | | 1949 | | | Plans dated for proposed huts for estate office, 'instruction' and living quarters | | 1950 | 1954 | Alteration/conversion | Conversion to Police College | | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations and additions | to 1960 Alterations and additions including Dining Room, Assembly Hall and Residential unit | | July 1961 | | Completion | 'Scottish Police College, Tulliallan' pp252-255; photo of assembly hall and site plan p252; photos of assembly hall from parade ground and from west p253; photo of dorm blocks and floor plans of junior block and existing Tulliallan Castle p254; interior photo of assembly hall and ground floor plans p255 | | 1966 | | Build/construction | Recreation block | | 1978 | | Addition | Residential and teaching accommodation | | After 1984 | | Restoration | |
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 Atkinson | | J | 1817 | 1820 | Original building | | George Angus | | | 1832 | | Blackhall Lodge and gateway | | George Penrose Kennedy | | A | Before 1868 | | Formal gardens | | Kennedy & Dalglish (sometimes misspelt Kennedy & Dalgleish) | | A | Before 1868 | | Formal gardens | | Robert Dalglish (sometimes misspelt Robert Dalgleish) | | A | Before 1868 | | Formal gardens | | David Salmond | | B | 1903(?) | 1905 | Alterations to castle, and new gateway and lodge built. Also further additions 1913. | | John Watson | | B | 1903(?) | 1905 | Alterations to castle, and new gateway and lodge built. Also further additions 1913. | | Watson & Salmond | | B | 1903(?) | 1905 | Alterations to castle, and new gateway and lodge built | | Morton John Heddell Cowie | | E | 1949 | | Proposed huts for estate office, 'instruction' and living quarters | | H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | | C | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations and additions including Dining Room, Assembly Hall and Residential unit | | Stewart Sim | | C | 1958 | 1960 | Alterations and additions including Dining Room, Assembly Hall and Residential unit | | H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | | J | 1966 | | Rescreation block | | H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | | D | 1978 | | Further residential and teaching accommodation | | H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | | K | 1978 | | Residential and teaching accommodation | | John Herdman Reid | | L | After 1984 | | Restoration - in independence practice. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Nairne, Comtesse de Flahault | Formal gardens | | Sivewright, James, Sir | Client for 1903-5 alterations, gateway & lodge | | Viscountess Keith | Formal gardens |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1905 | | part 1 | | pp99 & 101 for gate lodge (Watson & Salmond designs) | | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | For Kennedy & Dalgleish work | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p269 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p589 | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1905 | | | | 432 (Watson & Salmond gate lodge) | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1906 | | | | 975 (Watson & Salmond gate lodge) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 19 May 1905 | | | | | Builder | 10 February 1961 | | | 'Scottish Police College, Tulliallan' pp252-255; photo of assembly hall and site plan p252; photos of assembly hall from parade ground and from west p253; photo of dorm blocks and floor plans of junior block and existing Tulliallan Castle p254; interior photo of assembly hall and ground floor plans p255 | | Builder | 7 July 1961 | | | 'Scottish Ministry Architect retires' p18 | | Scotsman | 19 January 2005 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16587 | Blackhall Lodge | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16585 | Castle | | Mitchell Library Glasgow | Office Plans and drawings of Watson, Salmond & Gray | 22 | 1913 additions | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1940/61/1 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Watson (Senior): L v21 no1660 & F v21 no1487 (microfilm reel 13) | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 214067 | |
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