Basic Site Details
| Name: | Labour Exchange |
| Town, district or village: | Tollcross |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The building will be a three storey one, the frontage being of Doddington Hill stone. There will be a sunk floor used for storage purposes. The street and first floor of the building will consist chiefly of waiting rooms, professional registration and interviewing rooms, and rooms for the manager and his staff. On the upper floor will be the board room and the caretaker’s house. The building will be of fireproof construction and will cost about £8,000. [Building News 29 November 1912 p759] Steel frame construction. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Department of Employment | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 174, Lauriston Place | Yes | |
| Riego Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1910 | 1913 | ||
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 Webster Robertson | Architect | A | 1910 | 1913 | As assistant to William Thomas Oldrieve, in H M Office of Works |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | Architectural practice | A | 1910 | 1913 | With Oldrieve as architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works |
| William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve) | Architect | A | 1910 | 1913 | As architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works |
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 | p258 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 6 September 1912 | p xiii - contract advertised | ||
| Building News | 29 November 1912 | p759 | ||
| RIAS Quarterly | 1922 | no 2 | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | Obituary of W T Oldrieve |