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Basic Site Details
Name
Dunblane Hydropathic Institution
Town, District or Village
Dunblane
Parish
City or County
Perthshire
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
DUNBLANE .âIn consequence of the yearly increasing number of visitors to Dunblane Hydropathic, the proprietor has decided on extensive additions. A new wing will be added to the north end of the building, greatly enlarging the existing dining-room accommodation. The additions will afford room for nearly 100 persons, so that about 250 may sit down to dinner when the alteration has been carried out. In the basement underneath the new dining-room is a servants\' hall and a servants\' dormitory. Next year the symmetry of the frontage will be insured by the erection of a similar wing at the other end adjoining the present drawing-room. Plans for the extension have been prepared by Messrs James M\'Laren and Sons, architects, Dundee, while the contract for the mason work has been secured by Messrs J and C Hay, builders, Dundee. The extension is to be completed in time to accommodate summer visitors. [Building News 18 March 1898 p397]
T Scott Sutherland was chairman of the Directors in the 1930s
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Hydropathic
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
Perth Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1875
A & G Thomson & Turnbull scheme
1875/03
First scheme
1875/05
Second scheme
1875/06
First tender drawings--not built
1876/11/27
Revised and executed scheme
1877/04
Further revisions
1877/06/12
Drawings for gate lodge and well house
Addition
1898
North Wing - dining room
1936c
Reconstruction after 1930c
Rehabilitation
1945a
1955b
Reinstatement after occupation by War Office
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
A & G Thomson & Turnbull
B
1875
Design only - not built; consulted after cost of original Peddie & Kinnear scheme exceeded capital of company
Alexander Thomson
B
1875
Design only - not built; consulted after cost of original Peddie & Kinnear scheme exceeded capital of company
Charles George Hood Kinnear
A
1875
1877
George Thomson
B
1875
Design only - not built; consulted after cost of original Peddie & Kinnear scheme exceeded capital of company
John Dick Peddie
A
1875
1877
Peddie & Kinnear
A
1875
1877
Robert Turnbull
B
1875
Design only - not built; consulted after cost of original Peddie & Kinnear scheme exceeded capital of company
George Gordon Maclaren
C
1898
North Wing
James Maclaren & Sons
C
Architectural practice
1898
North Wing
John Turnbull Maclaren
C
1898
North Wing
T Scott Sutherland
1936C
Reconstruction, pool
Carver, Symon & Ross (or Ross & Partners)
D
Architectural practice
1945A
1955B
Reinstatement after occupation by War Office
Donald (F?) Ross
D
Architect
1945A
1955B
Reinstatement occupation by War Office
James Watson Ritchie
D
Architect
1945A
1955B
Reinstatement after occupation by War Office
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Dunblane Hydropathic Company
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil
2002
Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland)
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p449
McKean, Charles
1987
The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction
Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press
p197
RSA
1877
847
Shifrin, Malcolm
2015
Victorian Turkish Baths
Historic England
p216 (plan)
Stamp, Gavin
1999
Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius
London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999
Walker, David W
2003
Peddie and Kinnear's Hydropathics
Architectural Heritage XIV, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp22-44
pp24-30
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Architect and Building News
1937
Jan-June
p51
Building News
1898/03/18
p397
Builder
1898/03/05
p238
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Dundee University
Dundee University Archives
Plans P 137
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Dick Peddie and McKay Collection
DPM/1870/119
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
James Watson Ritchie: F no5191 (Combined Box 62)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
26409
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