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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balmoral Castle |
| Town, district or village: | Balmoral |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
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| Notes: | The present Balmoral, built 1853, superseded an earlier Balmoral, to which John Smith had made extensive additions in 1834-39. It stood on a different site close by and remained in use until the present castle was completed. Alexander Clark was clerk of works in the mid-1850s with John Beaton in charge of the masonry. Decoration of ballroom by Thomas Grieve 1857-8. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1852 | 1856 | Build/construction | Balmoral Castle built. Plnas for layout of grounds |
| December 1852 | Plans drawn up | Drawings then reviewed by Thomas Cubitt | |
| 1902 | Alterations and additions | Alterations and additions including infill of arches on south front (or possibly by Mackenzie) and raising of service sourt wallson south side. Also other work on estate. | |
| 1911 | 1912 | Decoration and minor alterations for George V | |
| 1922 | Gates | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Forbes Beattie | Architect | L | 1850s | Plans for layout of grounds drawn up | |
| James Giles | Artist | M | 1850s | Plans for layout of grounds with James Forbes Beattie | |
| J & W Smith | Architectural practice | E | 1852 | 1856 | |
| William Smith II | Architect | E | 1852 | 1856 | Original castle with Prince Albert |
| Thomas Cubitt | Architect | K | December 1852 | Reviewed drawings of Smith on the request of Prince Albert | |
| (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | Architect | A | 1902 | Alterations and additions including infill of arches on south front (or possibly by Mackenzie). Raising of service court south side. Also other work on estate: continued by Anderson alone after dissolution of the Anderson, Simon & Crawford partnership | |
| Alexander Hunter Crawford | Architect | A | 1902 | Alterations and additions including infill of arches on south front (or possibly by Mackenzie). Raising service court on south side. Also other work on estate. | |
| Anderson Simon & Crawford | Architectural practice | A | 1902 | Alterations and additions including infill of arches on south front (or possibly by Mackenzie). Raising service court on south side. Also other work on estate. | |
| Frank Lewis Worthington Simon | Architect | A | 1902 | Alterations and additions including infill of arches on south front (or possibly by Mackenzie). Raising service court on south side. Also other work on estate. | |
| A Marshall Mackenzie & Son | Architectural practice | B | 1911 | 1912 | Decoration and minor alterations |
| Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie | Architect | B | 1911 | 1912 | Decoration and minor alterations |
| Alexander Marshall Mackenzie | Architect | B | 1911 | 1912 | Decoration and minor alterations |
| (Colonel) Herbert Morgan Smail | Architect | C | 1922 | Gates | |
| Godfrey Daniel Bower Shepherd | Architect | CD | 1922 | Gates, also garden work (no date) | |
| John Donald Mills | Architect | CD | 1922 | Gates, also garden work (no date) | |
| Mills & Shepherd | Architectural practice | CD | 1922 | Gates, also garden work (no date) | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| King George V | 1911-1912 work |
| Prince Albert | Original castle of 1853 |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Balmoral Castle, Dairy and Dairy Cottages | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp351 353, 355, 358-9 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Civil Engineer and Architects' Journal | XVIII | 1855/11 | page 402. | |
| RIBA Journal | 30 July 1921 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51460 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | 1922 gates | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | AGR Mackenzie: F v21 no 1496 | |
| Windsor Castle | The Royal Archives | PP/Blamoral/117, 151, 159, 213-215, 246, 721; RA Vic/y 101/40 | |
Images
© All rights reserved. From Civil Engineer & Architects' Journal, XVIII, November 1855, p402
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p18
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p17
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p19
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p17 (enlarged -part 1)
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p17 (enlarged -part 2)
© All rights reserved. The Builder, XIII, 13, January 1855, p18 (enlarged-part 1)