Description

Late 18th century. Pair of parallel 2-storey long ranges set on steep incline on the road into Ballater. Granite rubble.

LODGE: 9 bay NW (principal) road elevation with projecting canted central bay to both storeys. Single storey piended timber porches to penultimate bays. Wallhead higher to S (rear) elevation to accommodate steeply sloping site. Later (c.1800) single storey piended wing to E.

HOTEL: to S (rear), linked to Lodge by late 20th century glazed corridor. 5 bay NW (principal) elevation with door off-set to left. Later (c.1800) single storey and attic wing to E.

Variety of multi-pane timber sash and case windows, modern replacements to Lodge. Grey slate, straight skews, coped gable and ridge stacks with octagonal chimney cans, thackstanes.

INTERIORS: not seen at time of site visit (2005). The lodge had bathhouses to ground floor, now converted to accommodation.

Statement of Interest

These buildings form part of the complex erected around the Pannanich Wells (see separate listing) which lie immediately to the W. The spring was said to have beneficial properties and these buildings were constructed on this prominent steeply sloping site for visitors to the spring. They are an important streetscape feature and their parallel plan is notable. The Lodge is also unusual since its front wallhead is significantly lower than the rear to accommodate the sloping site The central semi-octagonal bay is also a notable feature. It is noted in the Statistical Account (1791-1799) that there was an Octagonal House 'for the better sort, and several houses for sheltering the poor, but also ' a large and commodious house called Pannanich Lodge' on the site. The huge influx of tourists to the site made necessary a new bridge over the Dee, which in turn was intrinsic to the growth of Ballater.

The wells and hotel are unclear on the 1st Edition OS, but are nevertheless considered to date from the late 18th century.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56617625

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings