Basic Site Details
| Name: | Multi-storey flats, Spey Street |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Flats | ||
| Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Spey Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 26 July 1957 | Opened | 'opening of a 10-storey block of flats at Spey-street, which took place on July 26... the first of about 20 high buildings which the housing committee of Edinburgh Town Council hope to place on outlying urban sites.' per Builder 2 August 1957, p220 | |
| 1960 | Build/construction | Date given in 'Buildings of Scotland' | |
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 | |
| (Professor Sir) James Duncan Dunbar-Nasmith | B | c. 1956 | Unsuccessful competition design - as assistant to Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners | ||
| Robert Hogg Matthew | B | c. 1956 | Unsuccessful competition design | ||
| Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall (RMJM) | B | c. 1956 | Unsuccessful competition design | ||
| Alexander Steele | A | Before 1957 | 1960 | As City Architect | |
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | A | Before 1957 | 1960(?) | ||
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 | p648 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 2 August 1957 | p220 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of James Dunbar-Nasmith | Interview of James Dunbar-Nasmith by Jessica Taylor, 15 April 2009 | ||