Basic Site Details
| Name: | Peterhead Court House |
| Town, district or village: | Peterhead |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Courthouse | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| August 1864 | First Peddie & Kinnear scheme | ||
| May 1865 | Second Peddie & Kinnear scheme | ||
| 1869 | Journal reference | Smith took over commission from Peddie & Kinnear | |
| 1983 | Addition | Extension to St Peter Street | |
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1864 | 1865 | Two unbuilt schemes | |
| John Dick Peddie | A | 1864 | 1865 | Two unbuilt schemes | |
| Peddie & Kinnear | A | 1864 | 1865 | Two unbuilt schemes | |
| J & W Smith | B | 1869 | Took over commission from Peddie & Kinnear | ||
| William Smith II | B | 1869 | Took over commission from Peddie & Kinnear | ||
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | C | 1983 | Extension to St Peter Street - with John Bull as architect in charge | ||
| John Bull | C | 1983 | Exension to St Peter Street - as architect with the PSA | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp56, 345 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 3 March 1869 | Also 17 March 1869 | ||
| Peterhead Sentinel | 1 May 1868 | |||
| RIAS Chartered Architect | 1987 | 31 | Autumn, p19 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM/1860/123/1 | |