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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Midlothian County Council Buildings |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: | Competition assessed by W W Robertson. 20 entrants in total. Cost: c.£40,000. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Lothian Chambers | ||
| Lothian Regional Chambers | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| County buildings | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| George IV Bridge | Yes | |
| High Street | Yes | |
| Parliament Square | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1899 | 1905 | ||
| 1899 | Competition | ||
| 1900 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1950 | Addition | Warrant granted to Midlothian County Council to erect an additional storey to their offices at the estimated cost of £50,000 | |
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 | |
| Hippolyte Jean Blanc | Architect | 1899 | Placed fifth in competition | ||
| James Macintyre Henry | Architect | A | 1899 | 1905 | Placed fourth in competition but was selected for the job |
| Thomas Forbes Maclennan | Architect | A | 1899 | 1905 | As assistant to James Macintyre Henry (in 1902 was engaged in drawing 1/2 and f.s. details) : design placed fourth in competition but was selected for the job |
| Thomas Tolmie Paterson | Architect | B | 1899 | Placed fifth in competition (entered jointly with Victor Daniel Horsburgh) | |
| Victor Daniel Horsburgh | Architect | B | 1899 | Placed fifth in competition (entered jointly with Thomas Tolmie Paterson) | |
| David McArthy | Architect | C | 1899 | Placed third in competition (entered jointly with John Watson) | |
| George Mackie Watson | Architect | C | 1899 | Placed third in competition (entered jointly with John Watson) | |
| John Watson | Architect | C | 1899 | Placed third in competition (entered jointly with McArthy & Watson) | |
| McArthy & Watson | Architectural practice | C | 1899 | Placed third in competition (entered jointly with John Watson) | |
| Alexander Lorne Campbell | Architect | D | 1899 | Competition design - awarded first premium but not the commssion | |
| J N Scott & A Lorne Campbell (or Scott & Campbell) | Architectural practice | D | 1899 | Competition design - awarded first premium but not the commssion | |
| John Nichol Scott | Architect | D | 1899 | Competition design - awarded first premium but not the commssion | |
| William Bonner Hopkins | Architect | H | 1899 | Competition entry - not successful | |
| William Birnie Rhind | A | After 1899 | 1905 | Sculpture | |
| William Dow | Architect | c. 1899 | Competition design - not successful | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1900 | part 1 | pp84, 85 (J Macintyre Henry), 86 (Scott & Lorne Campbell design), 87 (Paterson & Horsburgh); 88 & 90 for Blanc designs | ||
| Academy Architecture | 1903 | Part 1 | p107 (J Macintyre Henry, Birnie Rhind, sculptor) | ||
| Academy Architecture | 1905 | part 1 | p74-77 | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p183 | |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | London: Mansell Publishing | ||
| RSA | 1900 | 505 (J Macintyre Henry); 513, 535 & 560 (Paterson and Horsburgh); 559 & 566 (H J Blanc) | |||
| RSA | 1905 | 478 | |||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | For George Mackie Watson entry | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | Early 1899 | LXXVI | pp371 & 384 | |
| Builder | Late 1899 | LXXVII | pp108, 372 & 396 | |
| Builder | 17 November 1950 | p516 | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News | 12 July 1899 | p6 | ||
| Scotsman | 10 April 1899 | p6 Invitation to architects to submit designs | ||
| Scotsman | 20 July 1899 | p6 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27674 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | James Macintyre Henry: Thomas Forbes Maclennan F v14 p77 no895 (microfilm reel 11); A v15 p110 and F no 1981 microfilm reel 16 | |
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