Basic Site Details

Name: Lady Stair's House
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Town house  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Lady Stair's CloseYes 
Item 2 of 2LawnmarketYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 118961897 Restoration and rebuilding

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1George Shaw Aitken  18961897Restoration and rebuilding

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Rosebery, Lordat the suggestion of Professor Patrick Geddes.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Academy Architecture1898 part 1 p51 and 54
Item 2 of 6Grant, James1883 Old and New Edinburgh (1882)
Item 3 of 6MacGibbon and Ross Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland   
Item 4 of 6MacGibbon and Ross1887MacGibbon and RossV.5Edinburgh 
Item 5 of 6RSA1898   570
Item 6 of 6Whitson, T B1910Lady Stair's House: The Book of the Old Edinburgh ClubV.3 pp243-52, Plan, Illustration

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder18 July 1896LXXI  
Item 2 of 2The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club v3 p244

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild 9 July 1896
Item 2 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register29231