Basic Site Details
| Name: | Canon Street and Eyre Place tenements |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of 1970s reconstruction (30 flats): £290,000. 'Buildings of Scotland' gives 1974 as date for reconstruction. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tenement | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Canon Street | ||
| Eyre Place | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1973 | 1977 | Alteration/conversion | Restoration and division into 30 flats. Work began in the summer of 1973 |
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 | |
| Kenneth Donald | A | 1973 | 1977 | Restoration and division into 30 flats. As partner and job architect. | |
| Philip Cocker & Partners | A | 1973 | 1977 | Restoration and division into 30 flats. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Link Housing Association | Client for 1970s reconstruction. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allen, Nic (ed.) | Scottish Architects in Conservation | p25 | |||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p420 | |
| Peacock, Helen; Emslie, Douglas; Barratt, oliver; Jones, Barry; Primeau, Steve; | 1974 | Forgotten South Side | Edinburgh | p16 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Philip Cocker | Information sent via DSA website, November 2009 | ||