Basic Site Details
| Name: | Grain Warehouse |
| Town, district or village: | Imperial Dock, Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Cost £300,000: John Laing & Son, Ltd., of London, contractor; Messrs. Kinnear and Gordon, Edinburgh, consulting engineers, designed the extension in co-operation with Leith Dock Commission's Chief Engineer, Mr. M. C. White; storage capacity for another 15,000 tons of grain CHECK if this s/b event under one of other grain buildings - unclear which one - at Leith Docks |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Warehouse | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1928 | 1930 | Build/construction | |
| 1957 | 1958 | Addition | Extension to warehouse |
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 | |
| Alfred H Roberts | c | 1928 | 1930 | 'Grain elevator warehouse' | |
| Kinnear & Gordon | a | 1957 | 1958 | Extension to warehouse | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Leith Dock Commissioners | |
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 | p462 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jul-Dec | p637 | |
| Builder | 26 April 1957 | p796 | ||
| RIAS Quarterly | 1928 | Winter | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p9 |