Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Portobello Super Power Station

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	High Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1926		Contracts advertised	Contracts/tenders for foundations and basement of turbine hall
	1927	1932		MacRae design built, absorbing first section by Williamson
	Early 1920s			First section built
	1931			Announcement of tenders for workshops and stores
	c. 1939			Forgie section built? Perhaps only design? Perhaps executed MacRae design?
	1977	1979	Demolition

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
	Ebenezer James MacRae			1927	1932	MacRae design built, absorbing first section by Williamson. (In 1931 workshops and stores added)
	James Anderson Williamson			Early 1920s		First section built
	Alexander Garden Forgie			c. 1939		Design only? Not executed?

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	p655

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	12 November 1926			p799 - contracts open for turbine hall foundations
	Builder	24 December 1926			Tenders for turbine hall foundations etc
	Builder	26 July 1931	CXLI		p1161 (workshops and stores by MacRae)
	RIBA Journal	13 July 1935	v42	London: Royal Institute of British Architects	p1009 - obituary of James Anderson Williamson
	RIBA Journal	February 1960		London: Royal Institute of British Architects	p145 Obituary of Forgie

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		Ebenezer James MacRae: F no3192 (box 18)