Basic Site Details Name: | Botanic Garden with gardener's house and screen walls and entrances | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cottage | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Leith Walk | | Original address - Gardener's Cottage moved by 2015 to Inverleith and rebuilt |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1778 | | Plans drawn up | Various proposals for the Garden - wall monuments, additions to West Stove, alterations to entrance and gardener's cottage. Also enlargement of the East Stove (hothouse) which was executed. |
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 | | James Craig | | A | 1778 | | Various proposals for the Garden - wall monuments, additions to West Stove, alterations to entrance and gardener's cottage. Also enlargement of the East Stove (hothouse) which was executed. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cruft, K and Fraser, A (ed) | 1995 | James Craig 1744-1795 | | | p112 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | George Heriot Trust Collection | PP11 | | | Royal Botanic Gardens library | Archive | | Various drawings - copies in NMRS |
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