Basic Site Details
| Name: | Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of 1980s conversion was to be £900,000, and engineers were to be J A Kilpatrick. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Links Place | As referred to by Professor Charles Robertson; presumably this building? | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Links Gardens | Yes | |
| 12, Links Place | Yes | |
| Poplar Lane | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1878 | 1879 | Left half constructed | |
| 1925 | Doubled in length | ||
| 1980s | 1980s | Plans drawn up | Unexecuted proposals for conversion into offices (aborted at tender stage) |
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 | 1878 | 1879 | Left half | ||
| William Mercer | 1925 | Doubled in length | |||
| (Professor) Charles Calthorpe Robertson | C | 1980s | 1980s | Unexecuted proposals for conversion into offices (aborted at tender stage) | |
| The Charles Robertson Partnership | C | 1980s | 1980s | Unexecuted proposals for conversion into offices (aborted at tender stage) | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) | |
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 | p476 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Leith Dean of Guild Plans | Plans 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1903 and 9 April 1925 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27783 | |
| Professor Charles Robertson's CV | Information sent from Professor Charles Robertson to Yvonne Hillyard, October 2010 | Refers simply to "Links Place, Leith" - presumably this building? | |