Description

Earlier 19th century, reworked early 20th century. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay hotel, Edwardianised in English Tudor manner. Harled with stone margins. Stone mullions.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Centre bay at ground with corbelled semicircular pediment over panelled timber door with plate glass fanlight and narrow flanking lights, tripartite windows in flanking bays; 1st floor with single window to centre flanked by canted oriel windows giving way to 4-light windows in gableheads and flat-roofed 4-light dormer at centre.

S (CAMERON STREET) ELEVATION: 3-storey elevation with variety of elements including door in broad gabled bay to right and small window breaking eaves into piended dormerhead.

12-pane and plate glass glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows, decorative leaded glazing to ground E, and diamond-pattern leaded casement windows to gableheads. Grey slates. Coped harled stacks with cans; ashlar-coped skews and overhanging eaves.

INTERIOR: modern bars; some coloured and leaded glass.

Statement of Interest

Formerly the Commercial Hotel, Queen's Hotel is built on a prominent corner site close to the bridge linking Stonehaven's Old and New Towns. Its Edwardianised English references provide unusual and distinctive features on this principal thoroughfare of Stonehaven. In 1759 Robert Barclay of Ury purchased the estate of Arduthie for £1500 with the intention of developing a 'planned town' separated geographically from the Old Town and harbour by the Carron Water, and bordered to the north by the Water of Cowie. Building of the New Town, designed on an irregular grid-iron plan by his son Robert, commenced in 1797 with streets named after family members. The Market House (later Buildings) is sited in Barclay Square (later Market Square) with the principal streets, Allardice, Barclay and Ann running N-S and Cameron, Evan and Mary Streets running E-W; further minor links extend to both N and W. Feu purchasers were awarded privileges which included 'the right to quarry stones from the Brachans, the ridge of rocks projecting into the bay, peat from the moss and clay from the Milldens of Cowie' (Christie, p15). The first house, built on the north bank of the Carron and now demolished, was soon followed by those facing the Square and main streets.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56647091

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)