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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Chessel's Court Redevelopment |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | North block B Listed. Received Civic Trust Award 1966. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | DOMESTIC | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 234-240, Canongate | ||
| 1 and 2, Chessel's Court | West block | |
| 3, 4, 5, 6 and 6B, Chessel's Court | South block | |
| Chessel's Court | North block | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1958 | 1966 | Restoration | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Restoration | North block |
| 1966 | Won award or awards | Civic Trust Commendation | |
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 | |
| Ian McKerron Begg | Architect | A | 1958 | 1966 | Restoration |
| Robert Philip Andrew Hurd | Architect | A | 1958 | 1963 | Restoration |
| Ian McKerron Begg | Architect | A | 1963 | 1964 | North block restoration |
| Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners) | Architectural practice | B | 1963 | 1964 | North block restoration |
| Robert Philip Andrew Hurd | Architect | B | 1963 | 1964 | North block restoration |
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 | |
| Chessel's Court (2nd Phase) | |
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 | p213 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p574 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p7 Tolbooth Area Redevelopment; Morocco Land; Chessel's Court p8 Image of Chessel's Court when newly completed in 1966 p160-1 Chessel's Court | |
| McKean, Charles | 1992 | Edinburgh: an illustrated architectural guide | p29 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| Wedgwood, Alexandra | 1984 | Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament: drawings from the Kennedy Albums | House of Lords Record Office | p8 Image when newly completed in 1966 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51171, 51173 and 28454 | |
Images
© All rights reserved. 240 Canongate
© All rights reserved. Chessells Court entrance
© All rights reserved. West elevation
© All rights reserved. Chessels Buildings
© All rights reserved. North elevation
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© All rights reserved. East elevation