Basic Site Details

Name: St Ann's Terrace, North Bridge
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: The project ran into difficulties because the Dean of Guild objected to Crichton's detailing, height and width of windows etc. Because of the slope of the ground, a whole series of lower floors had to be inserted under each lot before tenements on top could be habitable. Also, the position next to North Bridge prevented all light on the eastern side. Because of the difficult site , builders were slow to come forward and the project was therefore a financial disaster.

The builder John Thin, who took the deepest and most southerly lot, came out of this badly and the case was brought to the Court of Session by the investors. The outcome is unclear but in the end the terrace was built.

For further details, see Joe Rock's article: 'Designs in iron by Richard Crichton (1771-1817)'

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Terraced house  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 3North Bridge  
Item 2 of 3St Anne's Street  
Item 3 of 3St Ann's Terrace  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21816 Plans drawn up 
Item 2 of 21817 Plans drawn upAdvertisement for feues to be sold - plans of house drawn up

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3Richard Crichton A1816 In conjunction with his nephews, R and R Dickson. Crichton's monogram appears on the site plan. Also Crichton drew designs for individual tenements which are much more elaborate with Regency details.
Item 2 of 3Richard Dickson B1816 Elevations of whole terrace. Simple design.
Item 3 of 3Robert Dickson B1816 Elevations of whole terrace. Simple design.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Rock, Joe Designs in Iron by Richard Crichton (1771-1817) Online publication [n.d.] 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Caledonian Mercury8 February 1817  p1
Item 2 of 3Caledonian Mercury17 February 1817  p1
Item 3 of 3Caledonian Mercury27 February 1817  p3

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild14/03/1816 (Cleghorn) 
Item 2 of 4Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild07/08/1817 (Cleghorn) 
Item 3 of 4Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild15/09/1817 (Paton; Cleghorn; ) 
Item 4 of 4Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild25/09/1817 (Thin)