Basic Site Details Name: | Arthur Lodge | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The original designs are attributed to Thomas Hamilton in the late 1820s. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Salisbury Cottage | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Lodge | | |  | Cottage | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | 60, Dalkeith Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | c. 1827 | c. 1830 | Build/construction | |  | 14 August 1896 | | | Alterations and additions - plans dated |  | 1943 | 1944 | Alteration/conversion | Plans showing adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats |  | 1985 * | | Alteration/conversion | Restoration of house CHECK |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 |  | Thomas Hamilton | Architect | B | c. 1827 | c. 1830 | Stylistic attribution |  | James McLellan Fairley | Architect | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations |  | Leadbetter & Fairley | Architectural practice | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations |  | Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter | Architect | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations |  | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | Architectural practice | C | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |  | Robert Stirling Reid | Architect | C | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |  | David John Chisholm | Architect | D | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |  | Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson | Architectural practice | D | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |  | George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson | Architect | D | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |  | John Ross McKay | Architect | D | 1944 | 1945 | Adaptation as preparatory school and subdivision into two self-contained flats (unclear who did what, between Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid and Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Barr, A G, Mrs | Client for 1940s work (with George Watson's Ladies' College) |  | Cunningham, John, jeweller | |  | George Watson's Ladies' College | Clients for 1940s work (with Mrs A G Barr) |  | Jack Howells, Edinburgh Conservator | Owner of the property during the 1985 works |  | John Pinkerton, QC, President of the Cockburn Association | Owner of the property during the 1985 works |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |  | Rock, Joe | 1984 | Thomas Hamilton | | | pp45-7 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Country Life | 19 November 1987 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1940/44/1 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Plans dated 14 August 1896 (copies of Dean of Guild drawings) EDD 843 2-6, 9 |  | Personal Post-War Archive (held at ECA) | Miles Glendinning | | edin misc articles post 1975 non hsg
Sheet of printed paper describing 1985 works. Titled "Arthur Lodge" - no further identifying information. |  | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 52452 | |
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