Basic Site Details
| Name: | Picardy Village |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Unexecuted |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Urban planning | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1730 | Plans drawn up | Proposed laypout of village | |
| 1791 | Plans drawn up | Drew up three sets of plans for new development, presumably the area at the top of Leith Walk | |
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 | |
| Alexander McGill | B | 1730 | Proposed layout of village for Picardy weavers | ||
| John Baxter | A | 1791 | Drew up three sets of plans for new development, presumably the area at the top of Leith Walk | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club | XXV | pp9, 29-30. Article by John Mason. | ||