Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Waverley Gate
	Waverleygate	Yes

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	10B, Calton Road	Yes
	Waterloo Place	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1859	1865
	1890			Large extension
	1907	1910	Alterations and additions	Extension and remodelling of public office.
	1965		Alterations and additions
	May 1999		Alteration/conversion	Development Company, Raglan Developments, unveiled plans to convert the former GPO building to a 250 bed luxury hotel. Unclear if executed.

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
	Andrew Kerr (senior)	Architect	A	1859	1865	Working under Robert Matheson in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	A	1859	1865
	Robert Matheson	Architect	A	1859	1865
	Charles Altamont Doyle	Architect	A	After 1859	Before 1865	Working under Robert Matheson in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh
	Thomas Smith Peace (senior)	Architect	A	After 1859	1865	Working under Robert Matheson in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	B	1890		Large extension with Robertson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	Walter Wood Robertson	Architect	B	1890		Large extension as architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh
	David Webster Robertson	Architect	C	1907	1910	Extension and remodelling of public office - Oldrieve as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	C	1907	1910	Extension and remodelling of public office - Oldrieve as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve)	Architect	C	1907	1910	Extension and remodelling of public office - Oldrieve as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works
	Eric Hall & Partners (Eric W Hall & Partners)	Architectural practice	D	1965		Alterations to public office
	Eric Walker Hall	Architect	D	1965		Alterations to public office
	John Ernest Douglas Sanderson	Architect	D	1965		Alterations to public office
	Peter Burnett Caird	Architect	D	1965		Alterations to public office
	William Alistair Miller	Architect	D	1965		Alterations to public office

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	pp 436-437
	RSA	1859				693

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	15 February 1865	XXIII		Completion
	Builder	18 February 1865	XXIII
	Builder	9 April 1892	LXII
	Builder	2 May 1908	XCIV
	Edinburgh Evening News	27 May 1999
	Scotsman	27 December 1886			p6 - obituary of Andrew Kerr

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	27631
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		David Webster Robertson: L v25 no2074