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 | | B | c. 1827 | c. 1830 | Stylistic attribution | | James McLellan Fairley | | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations | | Leadbetter & Fairley | | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations | | Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter | | A | 1896 | | Additions and alterations | | Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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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