Basic Site Details Name: | Gordonstoun, house and lodge | City or county: | Morayshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Drainie | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Country House converted into school. Lodges are C Listed. The date and authorship of the circular office-court have still to be establsihed. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Gordonstoun School | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1772 | 1776 | Alterations and additions | | | 1899 | | | West Lodge and East Lodge and gatepiers at both | | 1902 | | Build/construction | Michael Kirk Lodge - based on former lodge at Pluscarden | | 1934 | | | Conversion into school | | 1940 | | | Damaged in fire | | 1957 | | Opened | 'A new £25,000 extension to Gordonstoun School was opened on October 3 by Sir Hugh Beaver...chemistry and physics laboratories, demonstration lecture rooms and other specialised facilities.' Grants to fund the extension came from the Industrial Fund and the Dulverton Trust. per Builder 18 October 1957, p701 | | 1980 | | Repair | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gordon, Sir Robert, Bart | Client for John Baxter work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | pp69, 70 | | Brereton | 1968 | Gordonstoun, Ancient Estate and Modern School | | | | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | p651 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 18 October 1957 | | | p701 | | RIBA Journal | October 1959 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p44 Obituary of F B Nightingale |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh City Libraries (Cowan Bequest) | Baxter sale catalogue | | 'Plans and elevations of Grodonstoun House' in sale catalogue | | Elgin Library, Local Heritage Centre | Wittets & Co Collection | | Plans for east and west lodges | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2241 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2217 | West Lodge and gatepiers | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2240 | East Lodge and gatepiers | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 44/51 | |
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