Basic Site Details
| Name: | Merchiston Castle School, War Memorial Hall |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Status: | |
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| Notes: | NB RCAHMS puts main building and memorial hall into one record, so some of the references may not be applicable to both though entered here. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | Colinton Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 November 1928 | Plans submitted to Dean of Guild | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) John James Burnet | A | 1926 | 1928 | Working in assication with Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | |
| Burnet, Son & Dick | A | 1926 | 1928 | Working in assication with Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | |
| Norman Aitken Dick | A | 1926 | 1928 | Working in assication with Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | |
| J M Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | B | 1926 | 1928 | Working in association with Burnet, Son & Dick | |
| Sydney Houghton Miller | B | 1926 | 1927 | Working in association with Burnet, Son & Dick | |
| William James Walker Todd | B | 1926 | 1928 | Working in association with Burnet, Son & Dick | |
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 | p516 | |
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 | 30 November 1928 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Carr and Matthew Collection, RIAS | CM 1920/1/1-4 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1920/9/1-12, 13, 18, 26, 29, 33-35 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR E/166/1, 167/1-2, 168/1-17 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Norman Aitken Dick: F no2686 (box 10); Sydney Houghton Miller: F no2700 (box 10) | |