Basic Site Details
| Name: | Opera House site |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | To Cost £20,000,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Castle Terrace Theatre Development (CTTD) | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Concert hall | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Castle Terrace | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1949 | Proposed | ||
| 1965 | Proposed | Art Deco scheme for opera house | |
| 11 October 1968 | Build/construction | Scheme approved in principal by Borough Council, £3m, per Building, 11/10/1968 p179 | |
| 1972 | September 1975 | Proposed | Robert Matthew proposal. Scheme was developed until September 1975, when the Scottish Office backing fell through |
| 1972 | Scheme accepted | Design for hotel given outline approval | |
| 1984 | Proposed | Scheme for opera house revived | |
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 | |
| Stuart Lowe Harris | G | 1960s | 1970s | Project manager - as Depute City Architect | |
| (Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth | A | 1965 | Art Deco scheme for opera house | ||
| Ian Charles Gordon | A | 1965 | Art Deco scheme for opera house | ||
| Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul | A | 1965 | Art Deco scheme for opera house | ||
| Thomas Hynd Duncan | A | 1965 | Art Deco scheme for opera house | ||
| William Gray Leslie | A | 1965 | Art Deco scheme for opera house | ||
| Harold Alan Wightman | B | 1972 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | ||
| Ian Marshall Torrance Samuel | B | 1972 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | ||
| John Christopher ('Chris') Carter | B | 1972 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | ||
| John Deacon Richards | B | 1972 | 1975 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | |
| Kenneth Edward Graham | B | 1972 | 1975 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house. Graham in close collaboration with Richards headed up the design team for the opera house scheme | |
| Robert Hogg Matthew | B | 1972 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | ||
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | B | 1972 | 1975 | Pyramidal design | |
| Thomas ('Tom') Riddell Spaven | B | 1972 | Scheme for pyramidal opera house | ||
| John Deacon Richards | D | 1984 | New scheme for opera house | ||
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 | p264 | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | RIBA Publishing | p447-9 RMJM proposal | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 11 October 1968 | p179 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Alison Blamire, Harris' daughter | Information sent via DSA website | Sent August 2009 | |