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Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Crown Office	Yes
	Heriot-Watt College
	Heriot-Watt Institute
	Watt Institute

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	25, Chambers Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1872	1873 or 1874		Adaptation of Cousin design
	1876			Initial design
	1888			Chesser's reconstruction of earlier buildings by Cousin and Rhind with new entrance pavilion.
	1932 *	1934		Cowgate extension
	c. 1939			Unexecuted plans for further extension (proposals abandoned due to outbreak of war)
	December 1951		Proposed	The Governors of the Heriot-Watt College propose extensions to third section of college
	1952 *		Alteration/conversion	Warrant granted for demolition of 'existing buildings' and construction of extension, at cost of £300,000
	14 February 1964 *			Change of status (to independent technical college), and expansion of student numbers, may force transfer to extra-mural site
	24 July 1964 *			200-acre site on outskirts of Edinburgh being considered for new college site, in £40m replacement scheme
	c. 2000			MacRae's work demolished for new Sheriff Court

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	David Rhind	Architect		1872	1873 or 1874	Elevation conforms to David Cousin's design for street.
	David Cousin	Architect		1876		Original design
	John Chesser	Architect		1888		Reconstruction of earlier buildings with new entrance pavilion
	Ebenezer James MacRae	Architect		1932	1934	Extension - blocks fronting the Cowgate - as City Architect
	Charles E Tweedie & Son	Architectural practice	B	c. 1939		Unexecuted plans for further extension (proposals abandoned due to outbreak of war)
	Charles Edward Tweedie (junior)	Architect	B	c. 1939		Unexecuted plans for further extension (proposals abandoned due to outbreak of war)

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	p182
	RSA	1888				Chesser's work

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect and Building News	1933	Jan-Jun		p24
	Builder	7 December 1951			p813
	Builder	25 January 1952			p169
	Builder	14 February 1964			p368
	Builder	24 July 1964			p201
	Building Chronicle	17 January 1876
	Building News	17 November 1876
	RIBA Journal	April 1947	v54	London: Royal Institute of British Architects	p344 - obituary of Charles Edward Tweedie Junior

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	27981

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