Basic Site Details
| Name: | Newcastle Building Society Premises |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Sydney Smith lived at No.46. These buildings form a group with Nos 30-60 (even nos) George Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh's New Town. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | University of Edinburgh | 1955 'Edinburgh Today' noted that the University had purchased no 46 George Street for use as a music centre, including 8 practice studios, museum, gramophone and recording rooms | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 44-46 and 46A, George Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1775 * | |||
| 1980 | Build/construction | Subdivision retaining original features. | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Alterations and additions | installation of shop |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| George William Chirnside | A | 1980 | Subdivision retaining original features. | ||
| Leslie D Morrison & Partners, Architects | A | 1980 | Subdivision retaining original features. | ||
| Simpson & Brown | B | 1984 | 1985 | installation of shop | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Newcastle Building Society | |
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 | p84 | |||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p302 | |
| Youngson, A J | 1966 | The Making of Classical Edinburgh | Edinburgh University Press | pp91-3 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Today | 1955 | 42 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, 2 | p6 | |