Basic Site Details
| Name: | Electricity office and showroom |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | £400,000 Officially opened Thursday 16th July 1964 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Office | ||
| Showroom | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 130, George Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Before 1956 | Proposed | The showroom is mentioned in Gordon's Nomination paper of 1956. However other sources indicate the date is nearer 1960. | |
| 1960 | 1964 | Build/construction | |
| 16 July 1964 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Esmé Gordon (or Esmé Gordon) | A | 1960 | 1964 | ||
| Gordon & Dey | A | 1960 | 1964 | ||
| Roy Gerard Walmesley | A | 1960 | 1964 | ||
| William Gordon Dey | A | 1960 | 1964 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| SSEB (South of Scotland Electricity Board) | |
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 | p307 | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p4 image | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Daily Telegraph | 10 June 1993 | Obituary Esme Gordon | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News | 16 July 1964 | 'New Electricity Premises Among Best in Country' | ||
| Scotsman | October 1960 | Saturday October 1960 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Gordon: F no5129 (Combined Box 58) | |