Basic Site Details
| Name: | 11-13 Queen Street |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Moffatt & Aitken paid for alterations to this property in 1875 - so cannot have owned it. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Flats | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 11-13, Queen Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1866 | Alterations to stair to area flats | ||
| 1868 | 1869 | Moffat remodelled the ground floor of 13 as his own office. | |
| 1874 | Moffat & Aitken designed palace front. | ||
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 | |
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | C | 1866 | Alterations to stair to area flats (perhaps not executed?) | ||
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | A | 1868 | 1869 | Remodelling of the ground floor of 13 as his own office. | |
| James Aitken | B | 1874 | Palace front. | ||
| Moffatt & Aitken (or Moffat & Aitken) | B | 1874 | Palace front. | ||
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | B | 1874 | Palace front. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Britannic Assurance Company | Seem to have been client for whom Moffatt is making alterations, though he used part as his offices |
| Moffat, W L | For himself (presumably as tenant) |
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 | p319 | |
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 | 14 March 1874 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29536 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | William Lambie Moffatt Cash Book 1859-1881 GD 1/412/1 | p5, 38-40 | |