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Buildings

Basic Site Details

Broadford Works
Aberdeen
A listed
Scotland

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
WorksNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Ann StreetYes
Hutcheon StreetYes
Maberly StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction1808Old Mill - the oldest surviving iron framed mill in Scotland.
1904Sewing Mill
1906a1921b
1908Alterations to beam engine house
19123-storey and basement weaving department
19131914North and South Mills

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
Fenton Murray Wood & CoA1808May have been designed by them
John Wilson WalkerA1906a1921bLarge alterations and additions - flax store and spinning mill, alterations to beam engine house and new north and south mills
Robert Gordon Wilson (junior)A1906a1921bLarge alterations and additions - flax store and spinning mill, alterations to beam engine house and new north and south mills
Robert Gordon Wilson (senior)A?1906a1915bLarge alterations and additions - flax store and spinning mill, alterations to beam engine house and new north and south mills- possibly done by Wilsons & Walker after R G Wilson Senior's retirement
Wilsons & WalkerA1906a1921bLarge alterations and additions - flax store and spinning mill, alterations to beam engine house and new north and south mills

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and AberdeenLondon and New Haven: Yale University Presspp96, 213
Watson, M1992Matthew Murray and Broadford Works, Aberdeen: evidence for earliest iron framed flax mills23(2)Textile history, pp225-242

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 Wilson Walker: F v25 no1871 (microfilm reel 15)
Aberdeen City Archives (Copy in Public Library)Aberdeen Plans Committee Minutes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register43908Maberly Street, Broadford Works with Returns to Ann Street and Hutcheon Street