Basic Site Details | Name: | Duff House (proposed hotel scheme) | | City or county: | Banffshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Unexecuted | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | In November 1907, the Duke of Fife presented Duff House to the townships of Banff and Macduff. The two town councils initially decided to convert the house and some 140 acres of the surrounding land into a hydropathic establishment. Sutherland and George prepared sketch plans, but the scheme was abandoned. Instead, in August 1908, the councils offered Dewynter Limited the option to turn the house into a hotel. Sutherland and George were retained by Dewynter Limited and continued working on the scheme between 1 October 1908 and 14 January 1909. About this time Dewynter Limited seem to have determined not to proceed, nor to pay their architects' fees for the abortive work. In December 1910 the matter was ultimately settled in court where the full claim of £810-2-11 fees and expenses was awarded to the plaintiffs.
The estimated cost of hotel conversion in January 1909 was £200,000.
(Colonel George, the town clerk of Macduff, was a brother of Clement George.) | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | House | | | | Hotel | | |
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 | | Clement George | | | 1909 | | Seemingly partner responsible | | George Sutherland | | | 1909 | | | | Sutherland & George | | | 1909 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Dewynter Limited | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and Site| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | | Building name | Notes | | Duff House | In 1913 Duff House became a sanatorium, and later prison of war camp; George Bennett Mitchell's alterations have now been reversed.
William Adam, 1735-40; George Jamieson, mason; John Burn, specialised in carving. 'Buildings of Scotland' states that John Burt was clerk of works.
Golf course laid out by the leading golf course specialists, A & C J MacKenzie. |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 9 January 1909 | | | p43 | | Building News | 9 December 1910 | | | p849 Detailed report of court proceedings |
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