Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Railway station
	Office		Multi-storey office block proposed as part of the 1960's £4m redevelopment scheme
	Hotel		Proposed as part of the 1960's £4m redevelopment scheme
	Public house		Proposed as part of the 1960's £4m redevelopment scheme

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1894			Arrangement of platforms as through platforms
	5 September 1952 *		Scheme accepted	British Railways (Scottish Region) authorise improvements
	20 March 1964 *		Alterations and additions	£2m redevelopment programme is planned for Haymarket Station area - scheme will embrace a 22-storey office/hotel block for which Scottish Brewers have been granted licences. Work to begin in 1964, to be completed within two years.
	24 July 1964 *		Scheme accepted	Approval given for 23-storey [previously 22?] block on site of Haymarket station - entirely new Haymarket station is accommodated within redevelopment plan
	27 November 1964 *		Scheme accepted	Dean of Guild Court approval given for £2m development scheme
	25 March 1966		Scheme accepted	Redevelopment to go ahead following grant of exemption from building licensing regulations by the Ministry of Public Building and Works
	1979		Proposed	Redevelopment of station - not executed

* 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 Bell		A	c. 1840		With John Miller as engineer
	John Miller		A	c. 1840		With David Bell as designer
	James Carswell			1894		Arrangement of platforms as through platforms
	Miller & Black			20 March 1964 *		£2m redevelopment
	Craigton Combined Securities Ltd			25 March 1966		Carrying out redevelopment
	Miller & Black		B	1979		Redevelopment with Michael Laird
	Alan Sinclair Black		E	1979		Redevelopment of station
	Iain Thorburn Malcolm		E	1979		Redevelopment of station - seems to have been responsible for this design which included a glass canopy.
	Ian Grant Rogers		E	1979		Redevelopment of station
	James Richard Latimer		E	1979		Redevelopment of station - may not be involved
	Michael Donald Laird		E	1979		Redevelopment of station
	Michael Laird & Partners		E	1979		Redevelopment of station

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	West End Properties	sponsors

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	p369
	RIBA	1981	Directory of Practices 1981

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	5 September 1952			p349
	Builder	20 March 1964			p635
	Builder	24 July 1964			p201
	Builder	27 November 1964			p1166
	Builder	11 December 1964			p1284
	Building	25 March 1966			p.167
	Building	11 July 1969			p28/118
	Scotsman Magazine	22 November 1994			Obituary of Iain Malcolm

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	RIAS Collection		1 drawing