Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | Edinburgh Life Assurance Company Building | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sculptor - Percy Portsmouth.
See separate entry for the adjacent David Bryce building for the main office of the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company at 22-24 George Street, which was remodelled to become the Royal Society Building on the construction of the new building on this site. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Commercial Union Assurance | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | 26, George Street | Yes | |  | 53-55, Hanover Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1881 | | | Alterations |  | 1895 | | | Alterations and additions |  | 1907 | 1909 | | Completely new building |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Edinburgh Life Assurance Company | 1881 alterations |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | RIAS Quarterly | 1922 | no 4 | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28865 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1880/33/21 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | | EDD/718/1-7 |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Forbes Smith: L v11 no656 (microfilm reel 33); William James Walker Todd: F no2948 (box 14); John Wilson: L v21 no1683 |
Images © All rights reserved. The Builders' Journal & Architectural Engineer, [London], Vol. XXX, 31 Dec. 1909, plate p. 641. © All rights reserved. The Builders' Journal & Architectural Engineer, [London], Vol. XXX, 31 Dec. 1909, text p. 639 |