Basic Site Details
| Name: | British Home Stores and Market |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost approximately £2,000,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Department store | ||
| Market | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Market Street | ||
| Union Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1971 | 1974 | Build/construction | Redevelopment |
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 | |
| Andrew George Derbyshire | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | Redevelopment |
| Ian Marshall Torrance Samuel | Architect, Town Planner | A | 1971 | 1974 | Redevelopment - working in Kenneth Graham's team. Gives 1968 as the start date. |
| John Christopher ('Chris') Carter | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | Redevelopment |
| John Deacon Richards | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Kenneth Edward Graham | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | Redevelopment |
| Kenneth George Buffery | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | Redevelopment |
| Robert Hogg Matthew | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | Architectural practice | A | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Thomas ('Tom') Riddell Spaven | Architect | A | 1971 | 1974 | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| MArket development for Commercial Union Properties | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | p582 | ||
| RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Ian M T Samuel | Information sent to Yvonne Hillyard March 2012 | ||