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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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings