Basic Site Details
| Name: | Daily Free Press Buildings, shops, offices and printing and publishing premises |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Esslemont & Macintosh department store | Yes | since 1922 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Nethergate | Yes | |
| Daily Free Press Buildings/26-30, Union Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 24 March 1887 | Plans approved | ||
| 24 September 1896 | Plans for alterations passed | ||
| After 1906 | Before 1921 | Alterations/additions? | |
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 Ellis | Architect | A | 1887 | ||
| Ellis & Wilson | Architectural practice | A | 1887 | ||
| Robert Gordon Wilson (senior) | Architect | A | 1887 | ||
| Alexander Ellis | Architect | B | 1896 | Alterations | |
| Ellis & Wilson | Architectural practice | B | 1896 | Alterations | |
| Robert Gordon Wilson (senior) | Architect | B | 1896 | Alterations | |
| John Wilson Walker | Architect | C | After 1906 | Before 1921 | Alterations/additions? |
| Robert Gordon Wilson (junior) | Architect | C | After 1906 | Before 1921 | Alterations/additions? |
| Wilsons & Walker | Architectural practice | C | After 1906 | Before 1921 | Alterations/additions? |
| Robert Gordon Wilson (senior) | Architect | C? | After 1906(?) | Before 1915(?) | Alterations/additions? - possibly done by Wilsons & Walker after R G Wilson Senior's retirement |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Proprietors fo the Daily Free Press | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Leith, Connie | 1999 | Alexander Ellis: a fine Victorian architect | Aberdeen: privately published | pp100-104 | |
| Morgan, Diane | 2008 | The Granite Mile: the story of Aberdeen's Union Street | Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh (in collaboration with Evening Express, Aberdeen) | pp 36-8 | |
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 24 March 1887 and 24 September 1896 | |
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 50958 | See also entry for nos 32-38 Union Street |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Wilson Walker: F v25 no1871 (microfilm reel 15) | |