Basic Site Details
| Name: | Block of buildings, Lister site |
| 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 | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Heriot Place | ||
| Keir Street | ||
| Lauriston Place | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Proposed | Proposed demolition to be replaced by an 'institute of post graduate medicine dedicated to the memory of Dr Lister' (Peacock, 1978) This proposal scheme persisted until 1965 | ||
| 1965 | 1970S | Proposed | Proposed demolition and new Dental Hosptial and school |
| 1966 | 1968 | Proposed | Proposals for a mixed commercial/residential development. There were plans to construct a high-density mix of 139 houses, some offices, shops and a 150-bedroom hotel. Planning permission was obtained in 1968, but the deal fell through. (Peacock, 1978) |
| 1978 | 1982 | Restoration | |
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 | |
| Jocelyn Cunliffe | A | 1978 | 1982 | Restoration | |
| T M Gray & Associates | A | 1978 | 1982 | Restoration | |
| Thomas Maxwell Gray | A | 1978 | 1982 | Restoration | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Lister Housing Corporation | Lister Fund |
| University Court | Took over as trustee for the properties in 1965 |
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 | p44 | |||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p267 | |
| Peacock, Helen; | 1978 | The unmaking of Edinburgh the decay, depopulation and destruction of central Edinburgh, an argument for city centre livi | pp29 - 30 | ||