Basic Site Details

Name: Albert Buildings
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: C listed
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 4Albert Galleries  
Item 2 of 4Albert Gallery  
Item 3 of 4Army and Navy StoresYes 
Item 4 of 4West End RestaurantYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 3Tenement  
Item 2 of 3Office(?)  
Item 3 of 3Restaurant(?)  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Queensferry Street LaneYesGarage
Item 2 of 222,24,26,28,30, Shandwick PlaceYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418761877  
Item 2 of 4c. 1885  Conversion to Army and Navy stores
Item 3 of 4c. 1933  Alterations to West End Restaurant (also garage in Queensferry Street Lane)
Item 4 of 41939 AdditionAir raid shelter

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 8George Beattie & Son A18761877 
Item 2 of 8William Hamilton Beattie A18761877 
Item 3 of 8Frank Lewis Worthington Simon  c. 1885 Conversion to Army & Navy Stores
Item 4 of 8James McLellan Fairley Bc. 1933 Alterations in West End Restaurant (also garage in Queensferry Street Lane)
Item 5 of 8Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid Bc. 1933 Alterations in West End Restaurant (also garage in Queensferry Street Lane)
Item 6 of 8Robert Stirling Reid Bc. 1933 Alterations in West End Restaurant (also garage in Queensferry Street Lane)
Item 7 of 8Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid C1939 Air raid shelter
Item 8 of 8Robert Stirling Reid C1939 Air raid shelter

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Ancari & Domenico (or Arcari & Domenico?), MessrsClient for garage in Queensferry Street Lane

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp380

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30181 
Item 2 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSCowie and Seaton Collection CSE 1930/33/1-4 (Leadbetter Fairley & Reid work)
Item 3 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSWatherston Collection EDD 467/1-2 (Beattie work)
Item 4 of 5Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandCanmore147068 
Item 5 of 5Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandCanmore147166General reference for Queensferry Street Lane