Basic Site Details Name: | Concert Hall, Pavilion and Restaurant, Castle Gardens | Town, district or village: | Dunoon | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Queen's Hall | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Pavilion | | | | Concert hall | | | | Restaurant | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Castle Gardens | | | | Pier Esplanade | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | June 1949 | | Proposed | Corporation of Dunoon to erect at £75,000 new pavilion | | 1951 | | Competition designs submitted | | | July 1951 | | | Plans to be prepared for £250,000 concert hall and pavilion, with restaurant and other accommodation | | 1956 | | Build/construction | Begun in this year | | 13 October 1958 | | Design exhibited | 'No. 191, a frame of photographs...the plan is unfortunately not shown' per Builder 7 Nov 1958 p773 |
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 | | George A Boswell & Partners | | A | July 1951 | | Plans to be prepared for £250,000 concert hall and pavilion, with restaurant and other accommodation | | Boswell, Mitchell & Johnston | | A | 1956 | | Won competition to secure job. Building beguun this year. | | Ninian Rutherford Jamieson Johnston | | A | 1956 | | | | Peter Mitchell | | A | 1956 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p555 | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p233 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 3 June 1949 | | | p698 | | Builder | 13 July 1951 | | | p69 | | Builder | 7 November 1958 | | | 'Architecture at the Royal Glasgow Institute Exhibition: Standard Higher than in Recent Years' p773 |
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