Basic Site Details
| Name: | British Linen Bank |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Dean of Guild drawings need to be checked about the involvement of Tarbolton. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Bank | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 141, Princes Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1926 | |||
| 1992 * | Alteration/conversion | Conversion of bank into a hotel. | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Harold Ogle Tarbolton | 1926 | 'Buildings of Scotland' attributes it to Tarbolton | |||
| J M Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | A | 1926 | |||
| Sydney Houghton Miller | A | 1926 | |||
| William James Walker Todd | A | 1926 | |||
| G & S Ferrier | B | 1992 * | |||
| Rob Hunter | B | 1992 | |||
| Rob Hunter Architects | B | 1992 * | Conversion of bank into hotel | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Kantel | for hotel conversion works in 1992 |
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 | p313 | |
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 dated 21 October 1926 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30300 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1920/15/3 | |