Basic Site Details
| Name: | Office Development, Hanover Street |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
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| Notes: | This office development replaced 4 stepped blocks; incorporates Hobart House Also incorporates original corner blocks to N and S and no 22-24 Thistle Street 68-82 Even Nos C (s) Listed 84-90 Even Nos and 18-24 Thistle Street Even Nos B Listed Cost of Covell Matthews work £800,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 68-90 (Even Nos), Hanover Street | ||
| 18-24 , Thistle Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1784 | 1790 | Build/construction | |
| Early 1800s | Alterations and additions | Shopfront added | |
| 1975 | Completion | 12-bay classical office development | |
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 | |
| Albert Heasman | A | 1975 | Partner in Edinburgh office at this date. | ||
| Charles Tocher Donaldson | A | 1975 | Probably partner in charge as he was in charge of the Edinburgh office | ||
| Covell Matthews Partnership Scotland | A | 1975 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| IN Properties Ltd | Client for 1970s work |
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 | ||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
| Youngson, A J | 1966 | The Making of Classical Edinburgh | Edinburgh University Press | pp81, 92 | |