Basic Site Details
| Name: | Inchdrewer House |
| Town, district or village: | Colinton |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Villa | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 299, Colinton Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1876 | |||
| 1896 | Design exhibited | Library ceiling | |
| 19 March 1901 | Plans submitted | Addition of billiards room and gardener's cottage | |
| 17 July 1901 | Plans submitted | Addition of billiards room and gardener's cottage | |
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 Robertson | 1876 | ||||
| Thomas Bonnar | 1896 | Library ceiling | |||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1901 | Addition of billiards room and gardener's cottage | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Galletly, J | Client for Lorimer work |
| Russell, Alex, of Mosside | Client for Bonnar work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1896 | 596 | |||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p173 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Midlothian Dean of Guild Plans | 9 March 1901 (Billiard Room ); 17 July 1901 (Gardener's cottage), 10 June 1909 (drains) | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30212 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR E/16 | |