Basic Site Details Name: | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Geology Department | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Faculty building | | | | University | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Mayfield Road | Yes | | | West Mains Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1929 | 1931 | | | | November 1929 | | Tenders submitted | | | December 1931 | | Completion | Building ready for occupation | | October 1951 | | Alteration/conversion | Warrant granted University Court of Edinburgh University to alter building at a cost of £6,000 | | 13 March 1959 | | Scheme accepted | 'extension to Geology block' per Builder p529 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Fraser Matthew | | A | 1929 | 1931 | | | Lorimer & Matthew | | A | 1929 | 1931 | | | James George Cordiner | | | 1951 | | For alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | University Court of Edinburgh University | For alterations 1951 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | | RIBA Publishing | p36 | | Hussey, Christopher | 1931 | The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer KBE, ARA, RSA | | London: Country Life | p89 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p143 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 22 November 1929 | | | p896 - tenders | | Builder | 26 October 1951 | | | p570 | | Builder | 13 March 1959 | | | p529 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | | 15 (or 25?) October 1929 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28004 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR E/103 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Fraser Matthew: L no3904 (box 18) | | University of Edinburgh | Department of Geology Archive | | Plans, 20 June 1929 |
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