Basic Site Details
| Name: | Post Office |
| Town, district or village: | Oban |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Site with frontage of 82 feet to both Albany and Shore Streets adjoining the municipal offices. Two storey, built on fire resisting principals. The Albany Street elevation was designed in the later Scottish Baronial style, and faced with granite rubble from Balachulish quarries with Griffnock stone dressings. Cost over £9,000. Opened Monday 4 April 1910. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Post office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Albany Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1908 | 1910 | Build/construction | |
| 4 April 1910 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Arthur John Marshall | A | 1908 | 1910 | As assistant to W T Oldrieve in H M Office of Works | |
| Charles Ernest Jackson | A | 1908 | 1910 | As assistant to Oldrieve in H M Office of Works | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | A | 1908 | 1910 | With Oldrieve in charge. | |
| James Cumming Wynnes | A | 1908 | 1910 | As assistant to Oldrieve in H M Office of Works | |
| William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve) | A | 1908 | 1910 | Working for HM Office of Works. | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | B | 1934 | Post Office garage with Paterson in charge | ||
| John Wilson Paterson | B | 1934 | As architect for Scotland in HM Office of Works | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p412 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 8 April 1919 | p478 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38800 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Charles Ernest Jackson: L v24 no1986; Arthur John Marshall: L v25 no2024; James Cumming Wynnes: L v9 no516 (microfilm reel 32) | |