Basic Site Details
| Name: | Peebles War Memorial |
| Town, district or village: | Peebles |
| City or county: | Peeblesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Final costs c. £7000. Mosaics designed by Cesare Guiseppe Martranga and laid by John Grandison of L Grandison & Son, carvings by Thomas Beattie, bronze panel by Bromsgrove Guild. Built into the east side of the Chambers Intitute |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Chambers Institution, War Memorial | Yes | |
| Peeblesshire County War Memorial | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| High Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1919 | Competition held | Assessor George Washington Browne | |
| August 1919 | Outline proposals | ||
| February 1921 | Foundation stone | ||
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 | |
| Burnett Napier Henderson Orphoot | A | 1919 | 1922 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Frank Edward Whiting | A | 1919 | 1922 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Orphoot, Whiting & Bryce | A | 1919 | 1922 | Won competition and secured job | |
| William Theodore Percival Bryce | A | 1919 | 1922 | Won competition and secured job | |
| Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | B | 1919 | Competition design - not successful | ||
| William Birnie Rhind | C | 1919 | Competition design - short-listed but not successful | ||
| James Davidson Cairns | D | 1919 | Competition design | ||
| James Archibald Tweedie | E | 1919 | Competition design - short-listed but not successful | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | pp 40 & 619; pl 33 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p231 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39181 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | William Theodore Percival Bryce: F no2980 (box 15); Burnett Napier Henderson Orphoot: F no2489 (box 7) | |