Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Lothian Road(?)

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1958	1961	Build/construction
	13 February 1959		Scheme accepted	'Dean of Guild Court approved £170,000 extension to Royal Scottish Museum, Lothian-st., including [combined] lecture hall/cinema and three additional exhibition rooms.' per Builder p345
	20 February 1959		Scheme accepted	'£170,000 extension to the Royal Scottish Museum...by the Ministry of Works...approved by Dean of Guild Court.' per Builder p389
	13 March 1959		Proposed	'lecture hall planned' per Builder p529
	10 April 1959		Build/construction	'London (MoW). Contracts placed for week ended April 10:-Midlothian: Royal Scottish Museum...new lecture hall, Thaw & Campbell, Ltd., 136 Paton-st., Glagow, E1.' per Builder 24 April 1959 p799
	1961		Opened	sometime after July 1961 per Builder 7 July 1961 p18

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
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)		A	1958	1961	With Stewart Sim as Chief Architect
	Stewart Sim		A	1958	1961	As architect for Ministry of Works

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Ministry of Public Building and Works

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details):
	Building name	Notes
	Edinburgh Industrial Museum

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	p187

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	13 February 1959			p345
	Builder	20 February 1959			p389
	Builder	13 March 1959			p529
	Builder	24 April 1959			p799
	Builder	7 July 1961			'Scottish Ministry Architect Retires' p18
	Building	18 November 1966			p180