Basic Site Details

Name: Leith Town Hall and Public Library
Town, district or village: Leith
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Competition assessed by George Washington Browne. On site of old North Leith Manse. Estimated cost at August 1929 given as £73,000.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Theatre  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Town hall  
Item 2 of 2Library  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 128, 30, Ferry RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41928  Competition announced and held
Item 2 of 419291932Construction 
Item 3 of 41929 Plans approvedPlans passed by Dean of Guild Court, August 1929
Item 4 of 419531961 Restored after wartime bomb damage to original design

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 8Henry Boddington  1926 Third premiated design
Item 2 of 8James Robertson Adamson A19261932Won competition to secure job - as partner with Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Item 3 of 8John Bradshaw Gass A19261932Won competition to secure job
Item 4 of 8Collcutt & Hamp B1926 Second premiated design
Item 5 of 8Stanley Hinge Hamp B1926 Second premiated design
Item 6 of 8Thomas Edward Collcutt B1926 Second premiated design
Item 7 of 8James Bow Dunn  c. 1926 Competition design was premiated - but did not secure job
Item 8 of 8Bradshaw Gass & Hope A19281932Won competition to secure job

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp465
Item 2 of 3Lingard, Jane and Timothy2007Bradshaw Gass & Hope: the Story of an Architectural Practice London, Gallery Lingard 
Item 3 of 3Royal Academy exhibitors    1928, no 1298 (Bradshaw Gass & Hope design)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 10Architect and Building News1932Jul-Dec p357
Item 2 of 10BuilderEarly 1927CXXII p193
Item 3 of 10BuilderLate 1927CCXXIII pp20-23
Item 4 of 10BuilderLate 1928CXXXV p92
Item 5 of 10Builder23 August 1929  p326 - plans passed by Dean of Guild Court
Item 6 of 10Builder1932CLXIII p558-560 Check date
Item 7 of 10BuilderLate 1932CXLIII pp550-560 (plans, illustrations)
Item 8 of 10RIBA JournalBetween 1926 and 1927XXXIVLondon: Royal Institute of British Architectspp287, 309, 351, 382, 427
Item 9 of 10RIBA Journal20 September 1930 London: Royal Institute of British Architectsp711 Obituary of James Bow Dunn
Item 10 of 10RIBA JournalOctober 1943 London: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsObituary of James Robertson Adamson

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register27009