Basic Site Details Name: | Newton House | Town, district or village: | Nairn | City or county: | Nairnshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Reference - check IC obituary
HS Listed building record:
Original house, now south block, circa 1800. Additions and alterations, Alexander Ross, 1874 and 1877. Further additions, Ross and Macbeth, 1896. Now forming very extensive range in Scottish Baronial style. South front: originally 2 storeys over raised basement, 3 bays with centre door approached by flight of steps oversailing raised basement and wide flanking canted single storey and basement bays, all crenellated; balustraded porch supported by 2 Roman Doric columns with 2 heraldic beasts at angles. 1896, canted bays raised by 2 storeys to form angle towers, centre raised 1 storey, original corbelled crenellation re-used. To east single storey over basement 1 bay wing; west elevation, single storey over basement 3 irregular bay wing with centre 5 light canted window flanked by lancets. Entire north facade added in Scots Baronial style, 3 storey and attic in 2 builds, of which wide western bay is the later portion. Corbelled and crenellated 2 stage tower with gargoyles; depressed arched entrance at base; corbelled angle turrets with conical bellcast roofs and finials; irregular fenestration. 3 1st floor windows with gabled heads, additional wide crowstepped gable at east; wide western bay with crenellated ground floor window. All in coursed stugged rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs. Rubble screen walls to east and west with stone copes and ball finials. Modern single storey glazed extension to west. Fountain in garden; plinth with decorative cap supporting 2 basins and crowning cherub. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Newton Hotel | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hotel | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Inverness Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1793 | | | Original house | | 24 March 1874 | | | Additions and alterations | | 5 July 1877 | | | Additions | | 13 November 1896 | | | Additions | | 1949 | | | Conversion to hotel Conversion to hotel (Grant) |
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 | | Alexander Ross | | B | 1874 | | Additions and alterations | | Alexander Ross | | D | 1877 | | Additions | | Alexander Ross | | E | 1896 | | Additions | | Robert John Macbeth | | E | 1896 | | Additions | | Ross & Macbeth | | E | 1896 | | Additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Finlay, Sir Robert | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p283 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Inverness Advertiser | 24 March 1874 | | | | | Inverness Courier | 5 July 1877 | | | | | Inverness Courier | 13 November 1896 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38443 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert John Macbeth: F v17 no1115 |
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