Basic Site Details
| Name: | Silverknowes Housing Estate |
| Town, district or village: | Silverknowes |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | This was called the 'Garden Estate of Edinburgh', and the drawings suggest that the layout was acquired and developed piecemeal, to the designs of Stewart Kaye from 1934. Construction began in early 1935 and the first five-apartment 'Colour Home' was sold for £700. This medium cost development was the eastern equivalent to the Carolside Park development. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing Estate | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lauriston Farm Road | ||
| Silverknowes Drive | ||
| 14, Silverknowes Terrace | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1934 | From 1934 onwards | ||
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 | |
| Stewart Kaye | 1934 | ||||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Mactaggart & Mickel | |
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 | p546 | |
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | p 58, 81-2, 104, 109, 117-9, 120-1, 136-44, 154-5, 162, 178 Advertisement for the Silverknowes developments in Edinburgh (1938) p58 Advertisement showing 'Two tickets to Silverknowes' (1937) Edinburgh Evening News p 81 Undated sketch design for 'super-unit' semi-detached type. p 83 'East & West - Mactaggart & Mickel homes are best!' advertisement illustrating the various housing schemes by Mactaggart & Mickel, Daily Record (1939) p 104 | |