Building record MAB26621 - KAIMHILL FUNERAL HOME, KAIMHILL ROAD, ABERDEEN
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Summary
Former Aberdeen Crematorium, built in 1937 designed by R Leslie Rollo.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 50178
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9213 0377 (182m by 167m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (8)
- CHAPEL (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- GARDEN (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- Memorial (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- PLAQUE (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- GATE PIER (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- WALL (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- GATE (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
- CREMATORIUM (Modern - 1900 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Former Aberdeen Crematorium, built in 1937 designed by R Leslie Rollo. It ceased operation as a crematorium in 1975 and is now in use as a funeral home. It is an Art Deco style building, chapel and halls of remembrance sited within a Memorial Garden, constructed from bull-faced, squared and coursed, pink and grey granite with polished granite ashlar to the porch and parapet coping. There is a band course, some polished and recessed window jambs, coped wallhead parapets to the stepped roofline with flat roofs and stone mullions. The chapel interior has a granite catafalque, raised reredos-style table, timber-screened organ loft and boarded timber dadoes and ceiling. The chapel is flanked by memorial halls with timber casket shelves. The Memorial Garden has flat-coped, random rubble, stepped boundary walls and two pairs of flat-coped, square-plan, bull-faced ashlar gatepiers with quadrants and decorative two-leaf metal-work gates with 'ABERDEEN CREMATORIUM' at the top rail. Within the building is a Second World War memorial plaque to 'members of his majesty's forces who died in the service of their country and were cremated here.'
Period Notes
Listed 14/11/2005. Built in 1937. Ceased operating as a crematorium in 1975.
AAS-GR-07-04-016, AAS-GR-07-04-016 (Ground Photograph). SAB36328.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 50178;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW99;
- NRHE Numlink: 172751;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW1155;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB50178 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/172751 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB36328 Ground Photograph: AAS-GR-07-04-016. Digital. AAS-GR-07-04-016.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 15 2022 12:17PM
