Basic Site Details
| Name: | Houses, St John Street, west side |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | Edinburgh Dean of Guild BOX: 1780/40 WARRANT GRANTED: 24 August 1780. PETITION LODGED: 14 August 1780. PETITIONER: George Paterson, mason. SITE: St John Street, west side. PROPOSAL: To build houses. NOTES: The petition is signed by John Lorimer for George Paterson on 14 August and by Paterson himself on 17 August. He states that he has been in a distant place of the country and forgot to make an application to build. In a note on the front of the petition; ‘Edinb. 26 August 1780. Recd. Up the two plans which were shown the Dean of Guild but not meant to be lodged herewith, John Lorimer’. REFERENCES: There is a contract in the Wemyss family archives, Gosford house, between George Paterson, architect and Francis Charteris of Amisfield, dated 18 March 1784 in which it is noted that the two houses built by Paterson on the west side of St John Street were complete by Whitsunday 1780, but did not sell. The original agreement was that they would share the building and finishing costs and split any profit after sale. The lower house [towards the Cowgate] was occupied at that date by Sir William Maxwell of Sprinkell. It was agreed between them that Charteris would have the upper house and Paterson the lower. DRAWINGS: Mentioned but not here. The Paterson family coninued to occupy part of these premises until at least 1784. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| St John Street | west side | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1780 | 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 | |
| George Paterson | A | 1780 | |||
References
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 24/08/1780 [George Paterson] | Correspondence dated 18 March 1784 (per catalogue Dr Joe Rock). |