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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Robertson's Court |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | 15, Canongate | Yes | |
| Robertson's Court | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1894 | |||
| 1972 | Restoration | 'A tender was accepted by the Housing Committee on 11th April 1972 for the erection of 15 houses and 3 garages at Robertson's Court. Work will commence shortly.' (Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee, 1972) | |
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 | |
| Charles Edward Tweedie (senior) | Architect | A | 1894 | ||
| Frank Lewis Worthington Simon | Architect | A | 1894 | ||
| Simon & Tweedie | Architectural practice | A | 1894 | ||
| (Sir) Frank Mears & Partners | Architectural practice | B | 1972 | Back side of court restored | |
| Robert James Naismith | Architect | B | 1972 | Back side of court restored | |
| Ian McKerron Begg | Architect | C | 1972 | 1976 | Gables of nos 11-15 restored |
| Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners) | Architectural practice | C | 1972 | 1976 | Gables of nos 11-15 restored |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Geddes, Patrick, Professor | |
| MacLaren, Lord | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee | 1972 | Annual Visit to Housing Developments | Pillans and Wilson Ltd, Edinburgh | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p216 | |
| Johnson, Jim and Rosenburg, Lou | 2010 | Renewing Old Edinburgh: the Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes | Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing | p213 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Architects plan store | Edinburgh City Architects plans | Sketch designs in City Architects' Department | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | ||
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