Basic Site Details Name: | Donside Paper Mills | City or county: | Aberdeenshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Alterations of 1945-55 may refer to Culter Mills and not Donside. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Mill | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | After 1945 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | | | 1965 | 1968 | Build/construction | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000).
| | 18 February 1966 | | Proposed | £3m extension and modernisation | | 1970s | | Build/construction | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings |
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 Maclennan | | C | 1945 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | | Gordon Alexander Smart | | C | After 1945 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | | Jenkins & Marr | | C | After 1945 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | | Charles William Lewis Parslow | | A | 1965 | 1968 | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000).
| | Gordon Alexander Smart | | A | 1965 | 1968 | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000).
| | Gordon David Diack | | A | 1965 | 1968 | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000).
| | Jenkins & Marr | | A | 1965 | 1968 | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000). | | Thomas ('Tom') Hamilton | | A | 1965 | 1968 | Finishing and coating works (cost £400,000); Coating preparation works (cost £130,000).
| | Gordon Alexander Smart | | B | 1970s | | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings | | Hugh Allen Symmons | | B | 1970s | | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings | | Jenkins & Marr | | B | 1970s | | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings | | Thomas ('Tom') Hamilton | | B | 1970s | | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings | | William ('Bill') Alexander McKimmie | | B | 1970s | | Reel store, finishing house, coating buildings |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Donside Paper Co. Ltd | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | RIBA Directory of Practices 1979 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 18 February 1966 | | | p.376 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Maclennan: F no5180 (Combined Box 61) |
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