Building record MAB23957 - GORDON BARRACKS, ELLON ROAD, ABERDEEN
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Summary
Former Gordon Highlander's Barracks, designed by J and W Wittet, opened in 1935, and closed as barracks in the 1980s.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 18854
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9484 0996 (463m by 260m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (7)
Full Description
Former Gordon Highlander's Barracks, designed by J and W Wittet, opened in 1935, and closed as barracks in the 1980s. Built of squared, pinned granite rubble with finely tooled ashlar dressings and long and short quoins. The single-storey, 5-bay guard room with a wide verandah to the north. There are four squared gatepiers with chamfered angles and angled caps, the central two with bronze lamps, and wrought iron gates. The company office is a single-storey, 5-bay block with a wide verandah to the north. A 2-storey, 9-bay Junior Officer's Club building is of symmetrical design with baronial detailing, the central 3 bays taller and advanced, and with a Royal coat of arms. The Officer's Mess is a long 2-storey range, the centre block 7-bay and advanced, with two lower, recessed blocks, of 7-bays to the west and four bays to the east. The other ranks' mess is single storey and 7-bay. Married quarters type IV comprise a 2-storey, semi-detached pair of houses with advanced end bays: type III is detached. The medical reception block comprises 3 linked blocks, the central 2-storey with an attached single storey front block, the side pavilions single storey with low linking corridors. The depot office is single storey, of 5 bays with a wide verandah to the west. The gymnasium is a tall gable block flat roofed changing rooms to the north, and Venetian windows in the gables. Barracks block D is single-storey and 7-bay, blocks A and B 2-storey and 7-bay, One of the barrack blocks was destroyed during a bombing rate in 1943, as commemorated in a memorial stone which stands at the front entrance to the Gordon Highlander's Museum (NJ90NW1090).
Period Notes
Listed 19/03/1991. Closed as barracks 1980.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 06/09/1984 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 10/08/1984 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 13/09/1984 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 18854;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.01;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.02;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.03;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.04;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.05;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.06;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW 409.07;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SE 19.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SE 20.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW 101.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW 102.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW 103.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW 104.00;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW 105.00;
- NRHE Numlink: 146455;
- NRHE Numlink: 146456;
- NRHE Numlink: 146457;
- NRHE Numlink: 146467;
- NRHE Numlink: 146473;
- NRHE Numlink: 146489;
- NRHE Numlink: 146491;
- NRHE Numlink: 146492;
- NRHE Numlink: 146493;
- NRHE Numlink: 146494;
- NRHE Numlink: 146495;
- NRHE Numlink: 146496;
- NRHE Numlink: 146497;
- NRHE Numlink: 146498;
- NRHE Numlink: 146499;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0128;
External Links (1)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB18854 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
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Record last edited
Aug 12 2026 10:17AM
