Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cockburn Hotel |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
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| Notes: | "Bleak baronial building…" PREMISES, MARKET STREET, EDINBURGH - New premises for Mr Macpherson, of the Cockburn Hotel Edinburgh, are to be erected in Market Street. The building has been designed in the Baronial style. It is to be used in connection with the hotel to replace the premises in Cockburn Street which the city has acquired, the ground being necessary for the proposed extension of the Council Chambers. The new premises will be lighted by electricity and heated by hot water, as well as by open fires. The architect under whose direction the work will be carried out is Mr John G Adams. [Builder 29 May 1897 p489]. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | St Christopher's Hotel | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Hotel | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 9-13, Market Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1897 | 1899 | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Gershom (or Gersham) Adams | 1897 | 1899 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Mr Macpherson | of the Cockburn Hotel |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p230 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 29 May 1897 | p489 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 9 November 1899 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 49065 | |