Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

44 BRAEMAR ROAD, ASPEN LODGE SUMMERHOUSELB50644

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
14/11/2006
Local Authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Burgh
Ballater
National Park
Cairngorms
NGR
NO 36442 96096
Coordinates
336442, 796096

Description

Late 19th century. Distinctive vertically and horizontally timber boarded gabled square-plan summerhouse, with intricate detailing, situated in elevated corner spot in private garden. Weatherboarded base course. Gabled entrance to N elevation with decorative timber bargeboards and entrance door with wide sidelights. Gable flanked by small square corner turrets with swept pyramidal slated roofs. Canted bay window to S elevation.

Evidence of diamond leaded-panes in situ. Graded grey slate. Decorative red finial details.

INTERIOR: timber lined.

Statement of Special Interest

This is distinctive and idiosyncratic example of a late nineteenth century summerhouse, situated in a prime elevated corner of a private garden and containing a wealth of intricate detailing.

Braemar Road underwent transformation in the late nineteenth century from wooded countryside to elite suburb. A succession of prestigious houses were built in spacious plots along the road, reflecting Ballater's popularity with the wealthy as a summer base for exploring the Highlands. This popularity was due in part to the proximity of Balmoral and the strong connections of Queen Victoria to the area, and also the arrival of the railway to Ballater in 1866. Summerhouses were popular additions to Victorian gardens and were often situated with a panoramic outlook. Currently in poor state of repair. (February 2006).

References

Bibliography

2nd Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1900). Other information courtesy of owner (2006).

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

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