Basic Site Details Name: | Carnousie House and Lodge | Town, district or village: | Carnousie | City or county: | Banffshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Old House of Carnousie | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | c. 1835 | c. 1840 | Build/construction | | | c. 1890 | | | Additions to house and new lodge | | 1927 | 1929 | | Alterations to house |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Conn family | | C | 1500s | | Harry Gordon Slade considers this to have been by the Conn Family. | | William Adam | | A | 1740 | | Addition to old house - large wing | | Archibald Simpson | | B | c. 1835 | c. 1840 | New house | | James Duncan | | | c. 1890 | | Additions to house and new lodge | | George Bennett Mitchell | | | 1927 | 1929 | Alterations to house |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gordon, Arthur | Client for William Adam work. | | Lindsay, James, Lt Col of Deansfield, Elgin | 1927-29 alterations |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Anon | 1743 | Braco Case Petitions and Depositions | | | p32 | | Braco Depositions | 1743 | An Exact Copy of the Depositions of the Witnesses adduced by William Lord Braco | 1 | | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Fraser, G M | 1918 | Archibald Simpson Architect and his times | | Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 5 April to 11 October 1918 | xxi | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | pp41, 322-3 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1847 | V | | p217 | | Transactions of the Banffshire Field Club | 1936 | | | Article by W D Simpson. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Aberdeen City Archives | Duncan and Munro Collection | | Plans dating from 1890s | | Aberdeen City Archives | George Bennett Mitchell and Son Collection | | GBM/1920/46/1-6 |
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