West Garden Pavilion, Aultmore House

The West Garden Pavilion is part of Aultmore House, constructed between 1912 and 1914 by C H B Quennell, with a subsequent addition in 1922. It is a substantial two-storey and attic building designed in a Mannerist classical style. The exterior is largely harled, with polished Hopeman sandstone dressings and margins, and a bullfaced granite base course.

The north entrance front is symmetrical, with eleven bays, the central seven bays being more prominent and delineated by giant pilasters. The central three bays are linked by a small open pediment topped with urns. The central entrance features a scrolled pediment also clasping an urn, along with a moulded and lugged door surround. A Venetian window is located in the western ground floor bay.

The south garden front is thirteen bays wide. The three central bays are flanked by two-bay projecting sections, which are themselves linked at ground level by a later pilastered, pedimented, and balustraded loggia. The remaining bays are recessed on both the east and west sides. A balustraded wallhead runs along the roofline. The west return gable is symmetrical, with three bays delineated by pilaster strips and a central pediment featuring a swagged tympanum. A round-headed, hoodmoulded entrance, approached by a flight of steps, is centrally positioned. A four-bay, two-storey and attic addition was built in 1922 to the east gable.

Dormers have shallow segmental heads with lugged detailing on the frames. Sash and case windows are fitted throughout with multi-pane glazing. There is detailing with wide-angle pilasters, alongside deep eaves bands and moulded cornices. Tall, panelled, and corniced stacks are present, as are Banffshire slates covering piended and platformed roofs.

The interior features a passage running east to west through both the ground and first floors, with all principal rooms opening onto the south side. The fittings are of high quality but with a restrained style. The stairwell contains a staircase rising around three sides, with scrolled wrought-iron balustrade decoration. It also has a marble floor and a coffered ceiling. The drawing room includes a late 18th-century carved and inlaid marble chimneypiece, along with a simple moulded cornice. The inner hall also features a late 18th-century marble chimneypiece. Other interior details include panelled doors, original surrounds to all grates, simple moulded ceiling cornices, and original bathroom fittings.

Flanking the north entrance front are a pair of square garden pavilions, constructed from matching materials with ogee Banffshire slated roofs, and linked to the main house by low balustraded quadrants. A square, random rubble garden shelter stands at the southwest corner. Terrace walls, constructed of coped rubble and balustraded low walls, define and border the garden terraces on the south and west sides. A walled garden, also constructed of coped rubble, is located to the east of the house, with a round-headed arched entrance in the center of the south wall, flanked by pilasters supporting ball finials, and including a cast- and wrought-iron pedestrian gate.