Basic Site Details
| Name: | Colinton Mains Housing Estate |
| Town, district or village: | Colinton Mains |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Comprised 920 'flatted villa' dwellings. Typical houses comprised four rooms, kitchenette, and bathroom for a £32 annual rent. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing Estate | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1937 | 1938 | Build/construction | |
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 | |
| George Learmonth Harkess Walls | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
| Stewart Kaye | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
| Stewart Kaye & Walls | A | 1937 | 1938 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Mactaggart & Mickel | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Oxgangs Farm housing estate | Land from this farm was feued to Mactaggart & Mickel in July 1936 as an extension to their Colinton Mains housing estate. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | p 73, 75-78, 122, 155, 166, 169, 173, 183, 195 Original proposed layout of Colinton Mains Estate (1930s) p77 | |