Basic Site Details | Name: | Cafe and Coffee Tavern, Woodside | | Town, district or village: | Woodside | | City or county: | Aberdeen | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A cafe and coffee-tavern was opened at Woodside, a populous suburb of Aberdeen, on Tuesday week. It has been erected from the designs of Mr John Rust, junior, architect, of Aberdeen. The style is Classic. Over the shops, bar, and dining-room is a hall, with open-timber roof, and seated for 350 persons; the chief front is of dressed stone from Kearnay. The contractors were: for masonry, Messrs Smith and Beattie, Aberdeen; carpentry, Mr G Jamieson, Woodside; plastering, Messrs Ross and Simpson; and painting and glazing, Messrs James Gannie and Son, Aberdeen. The total cost has been £2,000, exclusive of fittings and furniture. [Building News 31 December 1880 p811] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Café | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | December 1880 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | John Rust | | | 1880 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 31 December 1880 | | | p811
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