Basic Site Details
| Name: | Heriot-Watt University, Mechanical Engineering Department |
| Town, district or village: | Riccarton |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Conlict of information with this building. Mr laidlaw says Bamber Hall were repsonsible but Mr Oberlander has indicated that he was responsible while working for Alan Reiach Eric Hall & Partners. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Faculty building | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1974 | Build/construction | ||
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 | |
| (Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) | B | 1973 | |||
| Alan Reiach | B | 1973 | |||
| Eric Walker Hall | B | 1973 | |||
| James Stuart Renton | B | 1973 | |||
| John ('Jack') Reid Oberlander | B | 1973 | Partner in charge with Alan Reiach Eric Hall & Partners | ||
| Leslie Douglas Mitchell | B | 1973 | |||
| Peter Burnett Caird | B | 1973 | |||
| William Alistair Miller | B | 1973 | |||
| Bamber Gray & Partners | A | 1974 | |||
| Ernest William Lovett | A | 1974 | |||
| Gilbert Andre Gray | A | 1974 | |||
| James Robertson Laidlaw | A | 1974 | |||
| John William Fyfe | A | 1974 | |||
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Jack Oberlander | Information from interview with Yvonne Hillyard | ||
| Courtesy of James Robertson Laidlaw | Information sent to Dictionary | Sent March 2010 | |