Basic Site Details | Name: | Caledonian Bank | | Town, district or village: | Buckie | | City or county: | Banffshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Banffshire Advertiser 17 August 1905 Page 5 with illustration:
'The building was to be of three stories with the bank and offices on the ground floor and a dwelling house on the floors above. It was to be built of Morayshire freestone, finely scable dressed and polished with a special carver being employed to execute the carved work on the façade. All the internal work to be completed to a high quality finish with pitch pine being extensively used throughout. The cost of the building to be close to £3,000'
Contractors: Mason A.Milne and Son; Carpenter, A Hendry and Sons; Slater, J.Barclay and Son; Plasterer, R.Hume; Painter, James Duncan; Ironwork and Bells, J & T Campbell, Plumber, J.Barclay and Son.(all of Buckie)
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Bank | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 2 August 1905 | | Journal reference | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Alexander Ross | | A | 1905 | | | | Robert John Macbeth | | A | 1905 | | | | Ross & Macbeth | | A | 1905 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | pp457, 490 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Banffshire Advertiser | 17 August 1905 | | | p5 with illustration | | Builder | 3 May 1912 | | | Obituaru of Macbeth | | Northern Chronicle | 2 August 1905 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert John Macbeth: F v17 no 1115 |
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