Basic Site Details

Name: Glencorse Barracks
Town, district or village: Penicuik
City or county: Midlothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: No reference. May have designed, through Capt C W Cowan, part of Glencorse barracks, now rebuilt. Old photos show plain buildings with battered podium and detail with Pilkingtonian touches.

Cost of 1964 alterations £650,000

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Barracks  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 3Before 1888   
Item 2 of 31938  New sanitary block
Item 3 of 31964 Alteration/conversion 

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 8Frederick Thomas Pilkington  1888 or before 1888 May be architect of part of barracks.
Item 2 of 8Carr & Howard A1938 New sanitary block
Item 3 of 8David Carr A1938 New sanitary block
Item 4 of 8Gibson, Laing & Partners D1964 Alterations? additions?
Item 5 of 8James William Laing D1964 Alterations? additions?
Item 6 of 8John Mitchell Wood D1964 Alterations? additions?
Item 7 of 8Robert Gellatly Rigg Brown D1964 Alterations? additions?
Item 8 of 8William Brook Sampson D1964 Alterations? additions?

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1War Office1964 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLorimer and Matthew Collection LOR G/45