Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Lothian Regional Council Headquarters

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	County buildings

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Fisher's Close
	Lawnmarket
	Melbourne Place
	Victoria St

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1964		Project commissioned	Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners asked to take on the commission.
	20 May 1966		Destruction/demolition	Demolition of existing buildings as phase I of works.
	1967		Build/construction
	July 1967		Addition	Tenders accepted for erection of 8-storey extension to the county buildings, which will be linked to the existing building by a tunnel under the main road [Myton Ltd, 5/6 Park Terrace, Glasgow] for approximately £1 million.
	2007		Destruction/demolition	Building demolished after 40 years use.

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 Marshall Torrance Samuel		A	1964(?)	1970	For Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners. Working in Kenneth Graham's team.
	Robert Hogg Matthew		A	1964	1970	In overall charge
	Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM)		A	1964	1970
	Kenneth Edward Graham		A	20 May 1966		For Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners.
	Blyth & Blyth			1967

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Midlothian County Council

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
	Midlothian County Council Buildings, Lawnmarket and Melbourne Place	The 1960 winning entry by Reid & Forbers for new Midlothian County offices on a site fronting the Lawnmarket and Melbourne Place, opposite the existing County headquarters. However, it was never executed as it was rejected as excessively conservative by the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland in March 1961. Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners eventually got the job in 1964 after a second competition was held (see separate entry under Midlothian County Council Buildings for the executed RMJM building).

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	p183
	Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	1996	A History of Scottish Architecture			p582
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p25
	Glendinning, Miles	2008	Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew		RIBA Publishing	p297-8
	RIBA	1975	RIBA Directory of practices

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Building	20 May 1966			p.207
	Building	21 July 1967			p167

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Courtesy of Mr Lee	Interview with Vernon Lee, 3 February 2010		Additional information sent 2010