Basic Site Details

Name: Pleasance and Richmond Place council housing
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
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Notes: 120 houses and 5 shops, part of a major slum clearance and redevelopment scheme.

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11930s  Rebuilding

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3Thomas Smith  19341937 
Item 2 of 3Ebenezer James MacRae A19341937Rebuilding - as City Architect
Item 3 of 3Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) A19341937Rebuilding - with MacRae as City Architect

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Steven Robb2017Ebenezer MacRae and Interwar Housing in Edinburgh Vol.13The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1DMW ArchiveResearch notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean