Basic Site Details Name: | Blairs College, New Chapel | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A chapel is being added to the Roman Catholic College at Blairs, N.B., at a cost of £12,000, borne by Monsigneur Teunon, of Liverpool. It will consist of nave and aisles, transepts, and apsidal chancel, and tower and pinnacled spire rising to a height of 150ft. The style is Perpendicular, and the facing material Aberdeen grey granite. Mr. A Curran, of Warrington, is the architect. Other buildings are being added to the college at a further cost of £28,000. The architect for these was Mr. R. G. Wilson. [Building News 31 March 1899 p441] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Mary's Chapel | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Chapel | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1899 | | | Chapel built | | 1910 | 1911 | | Interior remodelling 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 | | Robert Curran | | | 1899 | | Original chapel | | Charles Jean Menart (or Ménart) | | | 1910 | 1911 | Interior remodelling and decoration |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Mgr Lennon of Liverpool | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Blairs College | St Mary’s College, Blairs, was founded in 1829 when a local landowner, John Menzies of Pitfodels (1756-1843), donated his mansion and estate of 1000 acres to the Catholic Church. The house became a seminary for Catholic boys who wished to become priests. Due to growing numbers a new three-storey college was begun in 1897, and was quickly followed by a new chapel. The College, which had been built at a cost of £33,000 , was formally opened on the 23rd September 1903 by Bishop Chisholm
The college closed in 1986 due to falling numbers and has remained mosty empty since. Blairs Museum, the Museum of Scotland's Catholic Heritage occupies part of the complex and plans have been announced for a £115m hotel
Check if some other part of this is A Listed. Lodge etc is C Listed. New wing to complete extension to cost £12,000 [Builder 1901]
'Buildings of Scotland' states that John Henderson was responsible for a doorway in the hall of the 1892 College and the dado and angle pilasters. This cannot be John Henderson (1802-1862) but it is not clear which other John Henderson might have been responsible. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Geddes, Jane | 2001 | Deeside and the Mearns: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS/Rutland Press | p80 | | Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp36, 40, 385 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 November 1901 | | | p419 | | Building News | 31 March 1899 | | | p441 | | Building News | 1 November 1901 | | | p587 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19227 | |
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