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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Three cottages, Woodhall Road |
| Town, district or village: | Colinton |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Robert Raeburn Grieve bought the plans from Lorimer. The plans are signed by him. He built the houses on behalf of his brother Nathaniel who was the contractor for a number of houses by Lorimer on the area. Personal information from Mrs E B Hughes. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | 51-55, Woodhall Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1 April 1907 | Plans submitted to Dean of Guild | ||
| c. 1935 | Remodelling of no 55 (Woodhall Cottage) | ||
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 | |
| Robert Raeburn Grieve | Architect | 1907 | Executed Lorimer's plans | ||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | Before 1907 | Drew up plans | ||
| (Sir) John Burnet, Tait & Lorne | Architectural practice | A | Before 1935 | Thomas Smith Tait consulted on remodelling of no 55 (to which Burnet had retired) | |
| Thomas Smith Tait | Architect | A | Before 1935 | Consulted on remodelling of no 55 (to which Burnet had retired) | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | Architect | A | c. 1935 | Remodelling of no 55 (to which Burnet had retired) - work carried out by his niece Edith M W B Hughes; Thomas Smith Tait also consulted at an earlier stage | |
| Edith Mary Wardlaw Burnet Hughes (née Burnet) | Architect | A | c. 1935 | Remodelling of no 55 (to which Burnet had retired) | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Grieve, Nathaniel | |
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 | p520 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Midlothian Dean of Guild Plans | 1 April 1907 | |
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29952 | Nos 51 and 53 |