Basic Site Details
| Name: | Aberdeen Tolbooth |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: | Replaced by Peddie & Kinnear building 1868-1874. The original tolbooth tower survives. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tolbooth | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1750 | Build/construction | New frontage | |
| 1820 | New front and hemi-cycle courtroom | ||
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 | |
| John Mylne | B | 1622 | 1623 | Executed the masonry of the new Tolbooth steeple. | |
| Patrick Barron | A | 1750 | New frontage added | ||
| John Smith | 1820 | New front and hemi-cycle courtroom | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| New Spalding Club | Records of Old Aberdeen | 1848, volume ii, p379 | |||
| RCAHMS | 1996 | Tolbooths and Town-Houses: Civic Architecture in Scotland to 1833 | London: The Stationery Office | p31 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 15 March 1820 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | Peddie & Kinnear Collection drawings | |