Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Loch Awe Scheme

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Power station

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1957		Proposed	'first large-scale pumped storage hydro-electric development in Scotland, and a small scheme to provide additional water to existing schemes on the River Monston and at Storr Lochs in Skye' per North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Annual Report for 1957, published 25 Feb 1958 - per Builder 14 Mar 1958 p517
	1958		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	revised plans for scheme referred to Secretary of State for Scotland per Builder 6 Mar 1959 p477
	29 May 1959		Proposed	Inverawe Section:-Tenders invited for realignment of 1/2 m. of 18ft. wide Oban-Dalmally A85 trunk-rd.' per Builder p978
	16 October 1959		Build/construction	contracts awarded, as follows: -2 contracts to George Wimpey & Co., Edinburgh and London, civil engineering contractors - main works of Inverawe section -1 contract to same for 3 mile road from Dalmally-Oban Road for Ben Cruachan Dam access -1 contract to A. M. Carmichael, Ltd., Edinburgh - 3 mile road from Taynuilt-Kilchrennan Road to Loch Nant (location of dam and storage reservoir) contracts worth £2m.; estimated cost of whole scheme £24,500,000 per Builder p459
	2 September 1960		Build/construction	£125,000 contract for foundations, roof, tail-race, transformer compound and other works for the Inverawe Power Station [223001] to the Mitchell Construction Co Ltd of Peterborough and London; Mitchell was also awarded an April contract for the construction of a barrage, intake, small power station and other works per Builder p450
	25 November 1960		Build/construction	Mitchell Construction Co Ltd of Peterborough awarded third contract to construct concrete gravity dam 1,150 ft long by 80 ft high across outlet of Loch Nant, including overflow spillway and channel, access roads and other works; total value of the three contracts is £770,000 per Builder p1004
	17 February 1961		Build/construction	in addition to the contract for the Nant section aqueducts, Mitchell Construction Co Ltd of Peterborough has been awarded a contract for construction of 4 3/4 mile access road, 2 1/4 mile tunnel and an underground power station along the Nant section per Builder p340
	24 February 1961		Contract offered	for construction of underground power house, shafts, tunnels and associated works in Pass of Brander, nr. Loch Awe village; applications to Messrs. James Williamson & Partners with £5 deposit per Builder p384
	10 March 1961		Contract offered	civil engineering contracts totalling £1 1/2m. were placed in 1960 per Builder p482
	1962	1965	Build/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 Brown Armstrong		A	1959	1965
	James Williamson & Partners			29 May 1959		'Tender documents from consulting engineer...Dep. £5' per Builder p978
	Babtie, Shaw & Morton			16 October 1959		civil engineering consultants for Nant section of scheme per Builder p459
	James Williamson & Partners			16 October 1959		civil engineering consultants for Cruachan and Inverawe sections of scheme p459
	James Williamson & Partners			1962	1965
	Merz & McLellan		A	1962	1965	Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	Loch Nant Dam
	Loch Nant, Main Intake Gatehouse

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	1996	A History of Scottish Architecture			p602
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p169-70
	Miller, J	2002	The Dam Builders: Power from the Glens			p230-240
	Payne, Peter L	1988	The Hydro: a Study in the Development of the Major Hydro-Eletric Scheme Undertaken by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electr
	Wood, Emma	2002	The Hydro Boys			p178-79

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	14 March 1958			'Scottish Hydro-Electric Schemes' p517
	Builder	6 March 1959			'Hydro-Electric Board Annual Report' p477 (North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Annual Report for 1958, published 26 Feb 1959)
	Builder	29 May 1959			p978
	Builder	16 October 1959			'Contracts for Loch Awe Plan' p459
	Builder	16 October 1959			p464
	Builder	2 September 1960			'Further Loch Awe Contract' p450
	Builder	25 November 1960			'Contract for Hydro-Electric Scheme' p1004
	Builder	17 February 1961			'Loch Awe Scheme Contract' p340
	Builder	24 February 1961			p384
	Builder	10 March 1961			'Hydro-Electric Board's Report for 1960' p482

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	51688	Turbine Hall
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	51687	Cruachan Dam
	NAS	NSE North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board Collection	NSE, NSE1, NSE2