Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dower House, Braickley |
| Town, district or village: | Ballater |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 1912 extension was one of the first works by Thomas Mawson & Sons. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bracklay House | ||
| Brackley House | ||
| Braickley House | ||
| House of Glenmuick | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1898 | |||
| 1912 | Southwest wing | ||
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 | |
| Dan Gibson | A | 1898 | |||
| Mawson & Gibson | A | 1898 | |||
| Thomas Hayton Mawson | A | 1898 | |||
| Edward Prentice Mawson | B | 1912 | As successor to architectural role of Dan Gibson after Gibson's death. Southeast (or Southwest?) wing | ||
| Thomas H Mawson & Sons | B | 1912 | Southeast (or Southwest?) wing | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Mackenzie, Sir Allan | Mawson & Gibson were recommended to Sir Allan Mackenzie by Sir William Cunliffe-Brooks of Glen Tanar who died in 1900. Their first work must therefore be before this date. |
| Mackenzie, Sir Victor | Client for 1912 work. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Geddes, Jane | 2001 | Deeside and the Mearns: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Edinburgh: RIAS/Rutland Press | p131 | |
| Mawson, Thomas H | 1927 | The Life and Works of an English Landscape Architect | p208 | ||
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp64, 524 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Information courtesy of Graeme More who has specialist knowledge of Dan Gibson | Information via website (from Graeme More) | ||