Basic Site Details
| Name: | Scottish Agricultural Industries Fertilizer Works |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Scottish Agricultural Industries (SAI) amenity block | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| INDUSTRIAL | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1955 | 1957 | Build/construction | |
| 26 May 1959 | 28 May 1959 | Design exhibited | Institution of Structural Engineers (Scottish Branch) Jubilee Exhibition in the Assembly Rooms, George St., Edinburgh - layout of fertilizer works at Leith per Builder 5 June 1959 p1021 |
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 | 1955 | 1957 | In consultation with Kinnear & Gordon | |
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1955 | 1957 | In consultation with Kinnear & Gordon | |
| Donald Norman Mill | A | 1955 | 1957 | Working for Basil Spence & Partners | |
| James Beveridge | A | 1955 | 1957 | Job architect with Spence | |
| John Hardie Glover | A | 1955 | 1957 | In consultation with Kinnear & Gordon | |
| Patrick ('Paddy') Charles Rooney | A | 1955 | 1957 | As assistant to Basil Spence & Partners | |
| Peter Scott Ferguson | A | 1955 | 1957 | In consultation with Kinnear & Gordon | |
| Kinnear & Gordon | B | 1955 | 1957 | In consultation with Basil Spence & Partners | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scottish Agricultural Industries | |
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 | p461 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 5 June 1959 | 'Structural Engineers' Exhibition' p1021 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Sent to DSA by email | Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton | Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information on Donald Mill's and Paddy Rooney's involvement | |