Basic Site Details

Name: Edinburgh Castle, Bruce and Wallace Memorial
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Sculptors Thomas J Clapperton (Bruce), Alexander Carrick (Wallace). Clapperton seems to have won the competition in collaboration with Lorimer, Carrick and Reid & Forbes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Castle  
Item 2 of 2Commemorative monument  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119281929  

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 5(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer  1928 In collaboration with with Clapperton, Carrick and Reid & Forbes
Item 2 of 5Sydney Houghton Miller  1928 Proposed design for Wallace bronze memorial niches
Item 3 of 5George Reid A1928 In collaboration with Clapperton, Lorimer & Carrick
Item 4 of 5James Sheills Forbes A1928 In collaboration with Clapperton, Lorimer & Carrick
Item 5 of 5Reid & Forbes A1928 In collaboration with Clapperton, Lorimer & Carrick

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RSA1928   555 (Sydney Houghton Miller)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2BuilderEarly 1928CXXXIV p97
Item 2 of 2BuilderEarly 1929CXXXVI pp982, 986