Basic Site Details
| Name: | Banff County Buildings and Sheriff Courthouse |
| Town, district or village: | Banff |
| City or county: | Banffshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Builders: John Drysdale & Son, masons. Cost: £7,200. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | County buildings | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 September 1868 | Journal reference | ||
| 22 June 1869 | Journal reference | Amended plan | |
| 1870 | 1871 | Construction | |
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 Matthews | 1868 | 1871 | With Pirie as assistant | ||
| John Bridgeford Pirie | A | 1868 | 1871 | As leading draftsman to Matthews | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scottish Civic Trust | 1983 | Historic Buildings at Work: a guide to the historic buildings of Scotland used by Central Government | Scottish Civic Trust/Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment | p56 | |
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | p84 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 30 September 1868 | |||
| Aberdeen Journal | 22 June 1869 | Amended plan | ||
| Banffshire Journal | 18 October 1870 | |||
| Banffshire Journal | 24 January 1871 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 22039 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | J B Pirie Collection | Notebook (specification for painter work etc) | |