Basic Site Details
| Name: | Warriston Crematorium |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Crematorium | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1818 | Original house built | ||
| 1928 | 1929 | Conversion from East Warriston House | |
| 1946 | SE cloister added | ||
| 1956 | [Glendinning, 2008] | ||
| 1967 | Alterations and additions | NW cloister and other extensions | |
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 | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | A | 1928 | 1929 | Converted from East Warriston House | |
| Lorimer & Matthew | A | 1928 | 1929 | Converted from East Warriston House | |
| John Fraser Matthew | A | 1929 | 1929 | Converted from East Warriston House | |
| John Fraser Matthew | B | 1946 | SE Cloister | ||
| Lorimer & Matthew | B | 1946 | SE Cloister | ||
| Lorimer & Matthew | C | 1956 | [Glendinning, 2008] | ||
| Stuart Russell Matthew | C | 1956 | [Glendinning, 2008] | ||
| Alexander Esmé Gordon (or Esmé Gordon) | D | 1967 | NW cloister and other extensions | ||
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 | p577 | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | RIBA Publishing | p155 | |
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 | Cowie and Seaton Collection | CSE 1930/119/1 (trade brochures etc relating to John F Askam, crematoria furnishers) | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | ||
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR E/107 | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 187424 | |