Basic Site Details
| Name: | Learmonth House |
| Town, district or village: | Dean |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Also unpublished report by Bruce Blanche, held at NMRS |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Townhouse | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 25, Learmonth Terrace | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1891 | 1893 | ||
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 | |
| James Simpson | B | 1891 | 1893 | ||
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | A | 1893 | Interior decoration | ||
| William Scott Morton | A | 1893 | Interior decoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Sanderson, Arthur - wine merchant | |
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 | pp399-400 | |
| Hardie, Elspeth | 1988 | William Scott Morton, Artist Craftsman and Decorator | Antique Collector, March 1988 | ||
| Hardie, Elspeth | 1990 | Tynecastle Tapestry in the United States | Antique Collector, May 1990 | ||
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | View of staircase and interiors (c.1900) p200 | |
| RSA | 1894 | 388 | |||
| RSA | 1895 | 482 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Art Journal | 1897 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | Plans February 1891 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29248 | |