Basic Site Details Name: | Headquarters for Arthur Bell & Sons, whisky blenders, Cherrybank | Town, district or village: | Perth | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The design of the landscaping was conceived as a series of theme gardens. Some themes such as the Highland Garden and Rose Gardens are expressed in their plants while others are generated by local points. The spiral Bell's Garden lawn leads to Sadie McLellan's mosaic of Bell's coat of arms, a rose pergola curves around a sundial by Ian Hamilton Findlay, and a sculpture by Sadie McLellan stands in the centre of a circular brick patiio. A water garden was created by diverting a burn, originally culverted, through the site to a waterfall and series of pools. The whole is linked by lawns which have a theme of thier own. A nine-hole pitch and putt course runs through the first phase and a putting green was added in phase 2. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Bank of Scotland | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Necessity Brae | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | August 1979 | Build/construction | Second phase of landscaping around reception centre. | | August 1977 | | Build/construction | Landscaping | | 1980 | | Build/construction | | | 1982 | | Won award or awards | Landscaping won Civic Trust Award | | 1990 | | Addition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bell, Arthur & Sons | | | United Distillers | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p662 | | RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | | | | | RMJM | | RMJM Practice Brochure | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Neil Adams | Information given to Dictionary | | May 2013 |
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