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Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Arnott's
	Bon Marché	Yes
	Patrick Thomson's store

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Shop

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	High Street	Yes
	3-29, North Bridge	Yes	East side

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1894			Initial proposals for reconstruction North Bridge, 'ornate'design for hotel at SE end and widening of bridge proposed
	1898
	11 December 1899			Payment to Trustees of late W Hamilton Beattie for 'special work'
	Before 1933			Alterations
	Before 1947		Proposed	Scheme for internal strengthening. Not carried out for several years.
	October 1951		Scheme accepted	Warrant granted for strengthening internal structure of building at a cost of £35,000

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
	Andrew Robb Scott	Architect	A	1898	1901	Begun by W H Beattie and Scott, completed by G L Beattie and Scott
	George Beattie & Son	Architectural practice	A	1898	1901	Begun by W H Beattie and Scott, completed by G L Beattie and Scott
	George Lennox Beattie	Architect	A	1898	1901	Begun by W H Beattie and Scott, completed by G L Beattie and Scott
	John Sidey	Architect	A	1898	1901	As assistant to Beattie
	William Hamilton Beattie	Architect	A	1898	1898	Begun by W H Beattie and Scott, completed by G L Beattie and Scott
	George Legat Martin	Architect	B	Before 1933		Alterations
	Herbert Gordon Dunn	Architect	B	Before 1933		Alterations
	James B Dunn & Partners	Architectural practice	B	Before 1933		Alterations
	(Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth	Architect	C	1951		Prepared plans for strengthening internal structure
	Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul	Architectural practice	C	1951		Prepared plans for strengthening internal structure of Patrick Thomson's store

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	Carlton Hotel

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Pike		Edinburgh and the Lothians at the turn of the 20th century			p231

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	22 October 1898	LXXV
	Builder	26 October 1951			p570
	Scotsman	26 January 1894

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		Plans dated 1898 and 1899
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	30142
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Dunn and Findlay Collection		EDD/644/2-13
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		George Lennox Beattie: F v17 p68 no1130 (microfilm reel 12); John Sidey: L v15 no1022; William Kininmonth: F no4351 (Combined Box 9)
	Royal Bank of Scotland Group Archives	Commercial Bank Board Minutes		7 April 1898, 9 June 1898, 11 December 1899

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