Basic Site Details
| Name: | Canada House, Union Street |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bank of Scotland | Yes | (in 2008) |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 199, 201 and 203, Union Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1 June 1893 | Plans approved | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Ellis | A | 1893 | |||
| Ellis & Wilson | A | 1893 | |||
| Robert Gordon Wilson (senior) | A | 1893 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| North of Scotland Canadian Mortgage Company | alternatively referred to in some sources as Scottish Mortgage Company |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Leith, Connie | 1999 | Alexander Ellis: a fine Victorian architect | Aberdeen: privately published | pp114-116 | |
| Morgan, Diane | 2008 | The Granite Mile: the story of Aberdeen's Union Street | Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh (in collaboration with Evening Express, Aberdeen) | pp 106-8 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p169 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Aberdeen City Archives (Copy in Public Library) | Aberdeen Plans Committee Minutes | Plans passed 1 June 1893 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 20531 | |