Great North of Scotland Locomotive Works: Workshops (Former), Harlaw Road, Inverurie

Rectangular plan, single storey, double-aisled building with pronounced projecting skews. Predominantly Aberdeen-bond granite. Predominantly regular fenestration.

The Inverurie Locomotive and Carriage Works played a significant part in the development and history of Inverurie and the wider industrial and economic history of the North East. The works retain a high value within the industrial and railway history of Scotland, especially as it is one of only three locomotive works sites in Scotland which remain appreciably intact. Within the context of the United Kingdom as a whole, the buildings of Inverurie Locomotive Works make a valuable contribution to railway architectural heritage, and are particularly representative of the later generation of locomotive works.

The works at Inverurie were, for their time, advanced in terms of layout and equipment and included a 60 ton electric travelling crane for easy movement of locomotives over each other in the erecting shop, and a very wide use of electricity for lighting and powering various machines (electricity, taken from the works' current, was also supplied to the workers' homes, an unusual luxury for houses of this class at the turn of the century).

26 August 2003: The Aberdeen Evening Express reports on plans to convert the works into a cinema, nightclub, food hall, bowling alley and health centre. The plans are supported by Inverurie Community Council and Business Association, but could see some of the current buildings demolished. Aberdeenshire Council wishes to commission an architectural study of the site and is attempting to raise funds. 28 June 2005: The Aberdeen Evening Express reports that the building has been hit by fire. There were plans to convert it into a townhouse and business units, but the building's future is now unclear. November 2007: External inspection reveals all four buildings to be lying vacant and unsecured.

October 2010: External inspection finds redevelopment of the site has commenced. Moved to Restoration in Progress.

17 October 2013: External inspection finds the buildings has been relocated on the site and restoration and extension works are well underway.