Basic Site Details
| Name: | Albyn House |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This was an old people's home in 1955. The later work was for a different client. Unclear if the old people's home closed or moved. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 26, Albyn Place | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1955 | Alteration/conversion | Alterations | |
| 1979 | Alteration/conversion | Demolition of 1900s extension and general refurbishment | |
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 | |
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | B | 1955 | Alterations | ||
| Edward Alexander Meldrum | B | 1955 | Alterations as assistant with Aberdeen City Architect's Department | ||
| Covell Matthews Partnership Scotland | A | 1979 | Demolition of 1900s extension and general refurbishment | ||
| G Simpson | A | 1979 | Demolition of 1900s extension and general refurbishment. Job architect with H Morrison, Director | ||
| Hector William Morrison | A | 1979 | With G Simpson, Associate as job architect | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Treesland Developments | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allen, Nic (ed.) | Scottish Architects in Conservation | p27 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Edward Alexander Meldrum's papers: A no12441 and F no5735 (Combined Box 97) | |