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Basic Site Details
Name
Brodie Castle
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Morayshire
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Gardens laid out between 1868 and 1889 by John Clerk.
Mr Square, mason, carved the capitals of columns in hall during the 1845 work.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Tower house
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1540c
1560c
Addition
1824
1828
New wing added (east range) in Jacobethan style; three lodges
Build/construction
1831c
Gothic chimneypiece in Red Drawing Room
Reconstruction
1845c
1850c
Alterations, including south front and entrance hall. Also proposal to add a doocot tower on top of coachhouse and cartshed. Not executed but buttresses and partial infilling of arches date from this period.<br><br>Proto-Pugin ceiling in drawing room dates from this period and may be by Burn or Wylson.
Restoration
1980
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Conn family
E
Mason
1540C
1560C
William Burn
A
Architect
1824
1828
New wing (east range) in Jacobethan style; three lodges
Augustus C Clarke
B
Designer
1831C
Gothic chimneypiece in Red Drawing Room.
Charles Manning Allan (Charles Edward Stuart)
B
Designer
1831C
Gothic chimneypiece in Red Drawing Room
John Carter Allan (John Sobieski Stolberg Stuart)
B
Designer
1831C
Gothic chimneypiece in Red Drawing Room
James Wylson
C
Engineer
1845C
1850C
Remodelling including south front including restoration of south west tower\'s caphouse and entrance hall.
George Fowler Jones
F
Architect
1846
Proposal to add a doocot tower on top of coachhouse and cartshed. Not extecuted but buttresses and partial infilling of arches date from this period.
Ian McKerron Begg
D
Architect
1980
Restoration. Job architect and partner in charge .
Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners)
D
Architectural practice
1980
Restoration.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Brodie, William Brodie of
National Trust for Scotland
for 1980 restoration.
Brodie, William
Client for Burn work
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Allen, Nic (ed.)
Scottish Architects in Conservation
p56
Colvin, H M
1995
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
3rd edition
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p163
Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew
2015
The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray
Yale University Press
pp 441, 446, 481-5, 486
Watson, J & W
1868
Morayshire described
Elgin
pp52-54
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Country Life
1916/08/26
Country Life
1980/08/14
RIBA Transactions
1870
p125-128 List of works by Burn compiled by T L Donaldson
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Brodie Castle Archives
Correspondence, drawings etc
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
2260
Brodie Castle
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