Building record MAB30253 - TOWN HOUSE, PETERHEAD

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Summary

Town house, built on the site of the tolbooth (NK14NW0011) in 1788 by John Baxter.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (B) 39674

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NK 1341 4610 (22m by 25m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent
Map sheet NK14NW
Authority Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish Peterhead

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Town house, built on the site of the tolbooth (NK14NW0011) in 1788 by John Baxter. It is a 3-storey, 5-window building with pediment and steeple. It has a granite ashlar front. It originally had a stair to the first floor. A porch was added by William Stuart in 1881. There is a nice in the north elevation, and arched ground floor. Built by Community of Feuars to whom it still belongs. The vaulted cellars appear to be of older construction than the rest of the Town House, and there is some possibility that these could be the original cells of the Tolbooth.

Period Notes
Built 1788; porch added 1881; clock dated 1788; bell dated 1858.


FINDLAY, JT, 1933, A HISTORY OF PETERHEAD, 67 (Bibliographic reference). SAB508.

NEISH, R, 1950, OLD PETERHEAD, 65-73 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1267.

turner-simpson, A, 1982, Scottish Burgh Survey: Historic Peterhead (Bibliographic reference). SAB1979.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, PETERHEAD BURGH 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 18/11/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.

Other Statuses/References

  • Authority: ASH;
  • HES Listed Building Number: 39674;
  • NMR Card Number: NK14NW382;
  • NRHE Numlink: 179616;
  • Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14NW0070;

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Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 18/11/86.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: NEISH, R. 1950. OLD PETERHEAD. 65-73.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. PETERHEAD BURGH 8.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: turner-simpson, A. 1982. Scottish Burgh Survey: Historic Peterhead. y.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: FINDLAY, JT. 1933. A HISTORY OF PETERHEAD. 67.

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2023 1:26PM

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