Basic Site Details
| Name: | Thomas Burns home for blind women |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Thomas Burns Home | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Nursing home | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Alfred Place | ||
| Mayfield Terrace | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| March 1929 | Opened | ||
| 1978 | Addition | ||
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 | |
| Hamish Haldane Haswell-Smith | A | 1978 | Extensions | ||
| Haswell-Smith & Partners | A | 1978 | Extensions | ||
| Ian C McPherson | A | 1978 | Extensions | ||
| John Alexander Smith | A | 1978 | Extensions | ||
| John Gray | A | 1978 | Extensions | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Royal Blind Asylum | |
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Hamish Haswell-Smith | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on website | Sent October 2010 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR/E/308/1 Location plan | |