Basic Site Details
| Name: | Car Park for British Home Stores, Rose St |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Multi-storey car park, £35,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Car park | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Rose St | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 September 1966 | Scheme accepted | Approval granted | |
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 | |
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | 30 September 1966 | ||||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| British Home Stores Ltd | |
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 | |
| British Home Stores, Princes Street | First major store of British Home Stores to be built in Scotland. Incorporates section of a first floor level external pedestrian walkway. Main door could originally be side-stacked to open up shop front in fine weather. Cost £800,000-£900,000. On site of former North British Mercantile Insurance Co. Services engineers Steensen, Varming, Mulcahy & Partners; Structural engineers: Ove Arup & Partners; QS George Berry & Partners; main contractor Myton ltd. Extension: Structural engineers: Ove Arup & Partners; QS George Berry & Partners; main contrzctor John Laing Ltd. Additional information from Kenneth Graham (2008). Extension cost £2,000,000 |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 30 September 1966 | p137 | ||