Basic Site Details

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	London Road

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
		1968	Build/construction
	6 March 1959		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	'plans in hand for stadium...[to] accomodate 43,000 people. The grandstand would cost £120,000 and other works £110,000.' per Builder p477
	22 July 1966		Scheme accepted	approved by City Council
	January 1967		Scheme accepted	Edinburgh Corporation civic amenities committee approved substantial plans for construction of a sports centre to be used over the 1970 Commonwealth Games. No start date or estimated cost.
	September 1967			Edinburgh civic amenities committee satisfied that a satisfactry stadium would cost over £2 million, of which £750,000 would come from a Government grant.

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
	Phillips Knox and Arthur	Surveyors		1968
	Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM)	Architectural practice		1968
	Alexander Steele	Architect	A	1968		As City Architect
	Brian Trastour Armitstead	Architect	A	1968		As Architect in City Architects' Department
	Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation)	Architectural practice	A	1968
	Stuart Lowe Harris	Architect	A	1968		As Architect in City Architects' Department
	Thomas Riddell Hughes	Architect	A	1968		As Architect in City Architects' Department
	Crudens Ltd	Builder		1970 *

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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	p556-7
	Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	1996	A History of Scottish Architecture			p566

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	6 March 1959			p477
	Building	22 July 1966			p150
	Building	6 January 1967			p72
	Building	10 November 1967			p167
	Building	15 September 1967			p145
	Building	19 January 1968			p160
	Building	10 January 1969			p2/90 with illustration