Basic Site Details | Name: | Wellbrae Cottage | | Town, district or village: | Errol | | City or county: | Perthshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Plans, date February 1970; Elevations, date April 1970. Main Contractor was Messrs. D. Thomson & Son, Errol. Contractor for Builder Work and Slater & Roughcast Work was James S. Symon & Son, Errol. William G.C. Steven ARICS Chartered Quantity Surveyor, 67 Denoon Terrace, Dundee, refers to "the contract, which has dragged on rather too long" and expressing hope of reasonably quick finalisation, in letter to James S. Symon & Son dated 28 April 1972. Further letter from W.G.C. Steven to James S. Symon & Son dated 3 July 1972 refers to draft measurements, various points with reference to changes made to draft measurements and certification of further payment to main contractor, suggests contact "the Architect, Mr. Walker, 149 Strathern Road, West Ferry, Dundee" to arrange a meeting if intend to contest any or all points set out in letter.
Photograph of the altered and extended dwelling house (Wellbrae) in: Perth & Kinross Council, Errol Conservation Area Appraisal, August 1989, page 30. Wellbrae Cottage, on the west side of Gas Brae, faces a block of mudwall dwellings, on the east side of Gas Brae, comprising four one-bedroom dwellings, described in Bruce Walker (1977), Clay buildings in north east Scotland, Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group, p.49 & p.51. The clay building may have come to Walker's attention during his architectural work at Wellbrae Cottage.
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Cottage | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Gas Brae | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1970 | 1972 | Alterations and additions | |
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 | | Andrew David Brown | | A | 1970 | 1972 | Alterations and extensions | | David Bruce Walker | | A | 1970 | 1972 | Alterations and extensions | | Walker & Brown | | A | 1970 | 1972 | Alterations and extensions |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Logie, Donald, Esq | |
ReferencesArchive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Peter Symon, from family firm archives | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent September 2016 |
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