Basic Site Details

Name: Peterhead Harbour
Town, district or village: Peterhead
City or county: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Harbour  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 1017731781Alterations and additionsAlterations to South Harbour and new south pier
Item 2 of 101793 ProposedProposed improvements
Item 3 of 101810 Alterations and additionsSouth Harbour deepened
Item 4 of 101813 Alterations and additionsWest pier extended
Item 5 of 1018181822Build/constructionNorth Harbour
Item 6 of 1018471850Alterations and additionsJunction Canal between North and South Harbours planned at this date
Item 7 of 1018491850Build/constructionJunction Canal between North and South Harbours cut at this date
Item 8 of 1018521855Alterations and additionsNorth Harbour deepened
Item 9 of 101885 Build/constructionSouth breakwater
Item 10 of 101953 Build/constructionBascule Bridge at south end of north harbour

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 12John Smeaton G1772 Prepared a report on South Harbour
Item 2 of 12John Gwyn H17731781Alterations to South Harbour and new south pier
Item 3 of 12John Rennie K1793 Improvements proposed after storm in 1793
Item 4 of 12William Wallace P18101813South Harbour deepened and West Pier extended
Item 5 of 12Thomas Telford A18181822Plans for North Harbour
Item 6 of 12John Gibb C18181822North Harbour - supervised construction
Item 7 of 12David Stevenson M1847 Junction Canal between North and South Harbours planned at this date. Carried out by contractors William Walker of Manchester and Stuart & Pyper of Peterhead.
Item 8 of 12D & T Stevenson L18521855North Harbour deepened further with new graving dock
Item 9 of 12David Stevenson L18521855North Harbour deepened further with new graving dock
Item 10 of 12Thomas Stevenson L18521855North Harbour deepened further with new graving dock
Item 11 of 12(Sir) John Coode B1885 South breakwater - under supervision of William Shield
Item 12 of 12(Sir) William Arrol & Co Ltd B1953 Bascule Bridge at south end of North Harbour

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray Yale University Pressp346