Basic Site Details
| Name: | Bon Accord Baths |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | There is a confllict of information here. Check Information also per Aberdeen City Archives. Thomas Henderson who was chief engineer in the City was also resonsible for some aspects of this building e.g. selection of the site (Town Council Minutes). So it is unclear what the role of Robert S S Mackay was. Cost £37,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Baths | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Justice Mill Lane | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1932 | 1937 | Build/construction | 'Buildings of Scotland' gives 1936-40 |
| 30 August 1940 | Opened | ||
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 Buchanan Gardner | 1932 | 1937 | As City Architect - but actually designed by McRobbie | ||
| Robert Stuart Stephen Mackay | 1932 | 1937 | As chief architect (perhaps this is actually chief engineer) in Aberdeen City Engineers' Department | ||
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | A | 1932 | 1937 | ||
| Alexander McRobie | A | 1932 | 1937 | As senior assistant in the City Architect's Department - said to be mainly responsible for the design | |
| Leo Durnin | A | 1932 | 1937 | As assistant in the City Architect's Department | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Brogden, W A | 1998 | Aberdeen: an illustrated architectural guide | Second edition | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p120 |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p161 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 9 May 1941 | CLX | Obituary of Mackay p450 | |
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 Town Council Minutes | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 20677 | |