Basic Site Details
| Name: | Leith Walk School and lodge |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of original buildings of 1875-1877 £13,184. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Leith Walk Primary School | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| School | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Brunswick Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1875 | Design exhibited | Original building | |
| June 1877 | Payment made to Moffatt & Aitken for plans | ||
| 1885 | Extension | ||
| 1894 | Enlarged | ||
| 1903 | Enlarged | ||
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 | |
| James Aitken | A | 1875 | 1877 | Original building | |
| Moffatt & Aitken (or Moffat & Aitken) | A | 1875 | 1877 | Original building | |
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | A | 1875 | 1877 | Original building | |
| Robert Wilson | D | 1885 | Extension | ||
| David Wishart Galloway | B | 1894 | Probably assisted Robert Wilson on enlargement | ||
| John Alexander Carfrae | B | 1894 | Enlargement (Carfrae as chief assistant in Wilson's office) | ||
| Robert Wilson | B | 1894 | Enlargement (Carfrae as chief assistant in Wilson's office) | ||
| John Alexander Carfrae | C | 1903 | Enlargements - Carfrae as School Board architect | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh School Board | original building |
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 | p436-7 | |
| RSA | 1875 | 857 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 30 December 1876 | XXXIV | ||
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 | 10 December 1885 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43685 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | William Lambie Moffatt Cash Book 1859-1881 GD 1/412/1 | June 1877 p54 | |