Basic Site Details
| Name: | Suffolk Road Halls of Residence, Moray House |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This is presumably the 'Student's Hostels, Edinburgh' referred to in T Aikman Swan's FRIBA nomination paper, in which case the cost was £40,000. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | East Suffolk Road | Yes | Address given in 'Builder' is East Craigmillar Park |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1914 | 1925 | ||
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 | |
| Alan Keith Robertson | A | 1914 | 1925 | ||
| Robertson & Swan | A | 1914 | 1925 | ||
| Thomas Aikman Swan | A | 1914 | 1921 | ||
| Frank Wood | A | 1923 | 1925(?) | Hostels for women students - completed to Robertson's designs (east ranges) | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Association for the Provision of Halls of Residence for Women Students | |
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 | p638 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | Late 1916 | CXI | p21 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30050 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Thomas Aikman Swan: F no3673 (box 27) ('students' hostels, Edinburgh'); Frank Wood: F no4529 (combined box 20) | |