Basic Site Details
| Name: | Board of Supervision (of Poor) Chambers, 125 George Street |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Terraced house | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 125, George Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1856 | Additions at rear | ||
| 1898 | Further 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 | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | A | 1856 | Additions at the back - with Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works | ||
| Robert Matheson | A | 1856 | Additions at the back - with Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works | ||
| George Morham | 1898 | Further 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 | p306 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28856 | 125 George Street with Railings and Lamp Standards |
| National Records of Scotland (formerly SRO, later NAS) | Ministry of Works files | Drawings dated July 1856 | |