Basic Site Details
| Name: | St James's Square |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tenement | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1773 | Build/construction | ||
| 1965 | Destruction/demolition | ||
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 | |
| James Craig | A | 1773 | May have been responsible for elevations but not absolutely certain. | ||
| James Begg | B | c. 1773 | Involved in drawing plan for sasine record of area of square. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Ferguson, Walter, WS | |
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 | ||
| Cruft, K and Fraser, A (ed) | 1995 | James Craig 1744-1795 | pp104-5 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architectural History | 1971 | xiv | Article by M K Meade 'Plans of the new Town of Edinburgh'. | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Antony C O Jack | Information sent to Dictionary | Sent October 2015 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | RHP 101-102, 4170, 6432, 93977 | |