Building record MAB24359 - SALVATION ARMY CITADEL
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Summary
Salvation Army complex, designed by James Souttar, 1893-6, comprising hall, flats and shops.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 19996
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9455 0639 (45m by 37m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Salvation Army complex, designed by James Souttar, 1893-6, comprising hall, flats and shops. It is a large 4-storey building, in Scots Baronial style, on a U-plan, castellated and crow-stepped. Built of grey granite to the east with light coloured dressings to the north and south elevations. It has corner turrets, bartizaned tower, string courses and a corbelled and crenellated parapet, with segmental windows on the principal (east) elevation. The site was occupied by a number of buildings shown on Parson Gordon's 1661 map, and prior to construction of the Citadel the site was occupied by the Record Office of 1789 (NJ90NW1030). A watching brief during works inside the building in 2008 concluded that no earlier archaeological deposits survived in this area: the building has a substantial basement level and appears to have been terraced into the lower slope of the west side of Castle Hill. See also NJ90NW1164. Within the building is a First World War memorial, comprising a wooden board with raised lettering 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE FOLLOWING COMRADES OF THE ABERDEEN CITADEL CORPS WHO IN THE GREAT WAR LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR TRUTH AND FREEDOM' with a list of names.
Period Notes
Listed 26/05/1977
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, 2008, CITADEL CORPS COMPLEX, CASTLE STREET, ABERDEEN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB5666.
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, 2013, ABERDEEN HARBOUR AND ENVIRONS (FINAL REPORT DRAFT) (Bibliographic reference). SAB6445.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 19996;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW833;
- NRHE Numlink: 148792;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW1148;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB19996 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/148792 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB5666 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT. 2008. CITADEL CORPS COMPLEX, CASTLE STREET, ABERDEEN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT. WB report .
- --- SAB6445 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT. 2013. ABERDEEN HARBOUR AND ENVIRONS (FINAL REPORT DRAFT).
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2025 10:40AM
