Basic Site Details
| Name: | Scottish Widows Head Office |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Replaces earlier building 101122. Surveyors James D Gibson & Simpson Structural Engineers Blyth & Blyth Heating Engineers A F Myers & Partners, Edinburgh Electrical Engineers Mitchell Dey & Lackie Lift Engineers British Engine Boiler & Electrical Insurance Co Ltd |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 9-10, St Andrew Square | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 2 May 1958 | Proposed | 'subject to planning permission...work [on new 6-storey head office] will begin in 1959.' per Builder p835 | |
| 1962 | Build/construction | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Andrew Renton | A | 1958 | 1961 | Completed in 1962 after Renton had left the practice. | |
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| David Bain | A | 1958 | 1962 | With Spence practice. | |
| John Hardie Glover | A | 1958 | 1962 | Work supervised by Glover | |
| Peter Scott Ferguson | A | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Richard Ross Forbes Cassidy | A | 1958 | 1962 | Computer building | |
| Robert Reid Black | A | After 1958 | Before 1960 | With Spence practice, probably as assistant. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edwards, Brian | 1995 | Basil Spence 1907-1976 | pp86-87 | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p323 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 2 May 1958 | 'Assurance Office, Edinburgh' p835 | ||
| Builder | 5 February 1960 | 'Tenders' p299 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Hardie Glover: F no5473 (combined box 81) | |