Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | Dunecht House (including chapel) | Town, district or village: | Echt | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | 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 |  | 1820 | | Construction | House and south lodge |  | 1859 | | | Large additions and gates at south lodge |  | 1877 | | Design exhibited | Design for library |  | 1877 | 1881 | Build/construction | House enlarged and altered including chapel. |  | March 1901 | | Contracts advertised | Alterations |  | 1913 | 1920 | | Additions comprising boilerhouse wing, gates and lodges (northeast and northwest), terraces, loggia and gazebo |  | 1924 | 1925 | | Main gates in Dunecht village |  | After 1928 | | | Some internal remodelling and redecoration of chapel |
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 |  | John Smith | Architect | | 1820 | | Original house and possibly offices, south lodge |  | J & W Smith | Architectural practice | A | 1859 | | Large additions |  | William Smith II | Architect | A | 1859 | | Large additions and probably gates at south lodge |  | George Edmund Street | Architect | | 1877 | 1881 | Enlarged and altered, including chapel |  | George Bennett Mitchell | Architect | B | 1900 | | Alterations (under Davidson & Garden) |  | (Sir) Aston Webb & E Ingress Bell | Architectural practice | D | 1913 | 1917 | Additions comprising boilerhouse wing, gates and lodges (northeast and northwest), terraces, loggia and gazebo |  | Aston Webb | Architect | D | 1913 | 1917 | Additions comprising boilerhouse wing, gates and lodges (northeast and northwest), terraces, loggia and gazebo |  | Edward Ingress Bell | Architect | D | 1913 | 1917 | Additions comprising boilerhouse wing, gates and lodges (northeast and northwest), terraces, loggia and gazebo |  | James Brown Nicol | Architect | E | 1924 | 1932 | Some internal remodelling and redecoration of chapel; western gates (some undertaken by Kelly in private capacity after his retirement), Main Gates in Dunecht Village |  | Kelly & Nicol | Architectural practice | E | 1924 | 1932 | Some internal remodelling and redecoration of chapel; western gates (some undertaken by Kelly in private capacity after his retirement), Main Gates in Dunecht Village |  | William Kelly | Architect | E | 1924 | 1932 | Some internal remodelling and redecoration of chapel; western gates (some undertaken by Kelly in private capacity after his retirement), Main gates in Dunecht Village |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Cowdray, Lord and Lady | 1913-20 work |  | Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of | 1859 additions |  | Forbes, William | Original house |  | Pirie, A C | 1900 alterations |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1877, no 1094 |  | RSA | 1924 | | | | 503, 507, 508 |  | Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp460, 462-466 |  | Shepherd, Ian | 1994 | Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide | | | p161 |  | Simpson, W Douglas | | A tribute offered by the University of Aberdeen to the memory of William Kelly LLD ARSA | | | p7 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Aberdeen Press and Journal | 2 July 1900 | | | |  | Building News | 13 December 1867 | | | page 871 |  | Building News | 29 March 1901 | | | p458 - contracts |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Aberdeen University | Aberdeen University Archives | | Plans and sketches dated December 1924 for Main Gates |  | Dunecht Estate Office | Dunecht House Plans | | For Webb & Bell work and earlier alterations and Kelly alterations. Plans for tower lodge and boathouse dated 5 December 1922 |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3130 | Main gates in Dunecht Village (B Listed) |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3133 | House |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 3136 | Gazebo |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | |
Images © All rights reserved. The Building News [London], Vol. 14, 13 Dec. 1867, page 871 |