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Basic Site Details

Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen
B Listed
Scotland
Cost of J A O Allan additions of 1905: £6,000. Lodge is also B Listed.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
SchoolNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
DenburnYes
Skene StreetYes
Esslemont AvenueYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Competition held18561857
Construction18611863
1861Lodge
1872cAlterations
1882/03/09Plans for additions passed
1894Further additions
1905Classrooms and library to north west added
1913East and west wings
1926Gymnasium to north west added
Addition1954/07/23Corporation to have plans prepared for new extension, est. cost £46,450
Scheme accepted1958/05/23\'Plans approved for swimming pool...Est. cost £32,000.\' per Builder p974

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
J, W H & J M Hay ('The Hays of Liverpool')B1856Unsuccessful competition design
James Murdoch HayB1856Unsuccessful competition design
John HayB1856Unsuccessful competition design
William Hardie HayB1856Unsuccessful competition design
James MatthewsA1856|1857Competition design - 2nd premium of 1st competition (£50), but won commission
George Smith1857Competition design - first premium (£100), but commission went to James Matthews
James MatthewsC1861Lodge
John Bridgeford Pirie1872cAlterations
Alexander Marshall MackenzieD1882Additions
James MatthewsD1882Additions
Matthews & MackenzieD1882Additions
Alexander Marshall MackenzieE1894Further additions
Matthews & MackenzieE1894Further additions
John Alexander Ogg AllanF1905Classrooms and library to NW added
John Alexander Ogg AllanG1913East and west wings

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Harper, Roger H1983Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions…London: Mansell Publishing
Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and AberdeenLondon and New Haven: Yale University Presspp84, 217-218

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1958/05/23p974
Builder1857XVp326
Building Chronicle1856/03/01IIp32
Building Chronicle1857/06IIp214
Builder1954/07/23p157
Builder1926/08/06p224 - contracts open for new gymnasium

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJohn Alexander Ogg Allan: L v23 no1837 & F v22 no1574 (microfilm reel 13)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings CollectionAlso photos
Aberdeen City Archives (Copy in Public Library)Aberdeen Plans Committee Minutes9 March 1882 (additions);19 January 1905, 21 February 1905, 3 July 1913 and 1 July 1926 (additions)
Viewfield House, Old Perth Rd, Inverness (1990)A Marshall Mackenzie & Marr Office List (held by John G Marr in 1960)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSJ B Pirie CollectionNotebooks (specifications)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register47494Lodge
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20084