Basic Site Details Name: | Calton Hill, area to north, inc. Blenheim Pl, Brunswick St, Brunton Pl, Carlton Ter, Elm Row | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Also Hillside Crescent, Leopold Place, Montgomery Street, Regent Terrace, Royal Terrace and Windsor Street | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Calton Hill town planning scheme | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Street plan | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Blenheim Place | | | | Brunswick Street | | | | Brunton Place | | | | Carlton Terrace | | | | Elm Row | | | | Hillside Crescent | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1813 | | Plans drawn up | | | 1818 | | Plans drawn up | | | 1819 | | | Printed pamphlet produced. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Robert Brown | | B | 1813 | | Submitted design | | Alexander Nasmyth | | C | 1813 | | Was a prize winner in the competition | | William Reid | | D | 1813 | | Submitted scheme - was one of the prize-winners | | William Henry Playfair | | A | 1818 | | Appointed architect for the development of the area to north of Calton Hill. In 1819 he produced a printed 'Report to the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council fo the City of Edinburgh on a Plan for laying out the New Town between Edinburgh and Leith.' |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Youngson, A J | 1966 | The Making of Classical Edinburgh | | Edinburgh University Press | pp149, 152-6, 307 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh University Library | Plans | 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 21, 27, 31, 37 | 48 and 51 |
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