Basic Site Details | Name: | Sainsbury's Blackhall | | Town, district or village: | Blackhall | | City or county: | Edinburgh | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Built on the site of the disused Craigleith Quarry. Methane venting systems were neccessitated by the quarry's infill. This was Sainsbury's first built-from-scratch supermarket in Edinburgh, and the second in Scotland. One of the few Sainsbury's stores designed with the contribution of outside architects. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Supermarket | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1993 | | Completion | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | Reiach & Hall | | A | Early 1990s | 1993 | Reiach and Hall worked as consultant architects, alongside Sainsbury's in-house team of architects, designers, engineers and surveyors. | | Laing Scotland | | S | Early 1990s | 1993 | | | Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership | | S | Early 1990s | 1993 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | J Sainsbury's plc | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 22 September 1993 | | | |
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