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Basic Site Details

North British Railway Hotel
Edinburgh
B Listed
Scotland
CHECK: the George Arthur Mitchell work may in fact be on a North British Hotel in Fort William (this is suggested by his FRIBA papers, but 'Who's who in architecture 1923' may suggest Edinburgh; ensure that this is correct and any superfluous references are deleted).

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
North British Station HotelNo
Balmoral HotelYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
HotelNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
North British Station Hotel Princes StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18951902
Competition design1895
Opened1902/10/15Opening
19191920Restoration
Rehabilitation2011Refurbishment of 78 bathrooms and 4 cloakrooms. Phase I Completed 2011.

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
(Sir) John James BurnetD1895Competition design - not successful
(Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson1895Competition design
Andrew Robb ScottA18951902Chief assistant under William Hamilton Beattie and subsequently in partnership with George Lennox Beattie
Burnet Son & CampbellD1895Competition design - not successful
Dunn & FindlayC1895Competition design
George Beattie & SonA18951902Won competition to secure job
James Bow DunnC1895Competition design
James Forbes SmithA18951896cAs apprentice to George Beattie & Son - worked on winning competition design
James Leslie FindlayC1895Competition design
John Archibald CampbellD1895Competition design - not successful
Wardrop & Anderson1895Competition design
William Hamilton BeattieA18951898Won competition to secure job
William Leiper1895Competition design
Alexander McRaeA18961898As assistant to George Beattie & Son
George Lennox BeattieA18981902Took over after the death of his brother William Hamilton Beattie

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1896part 1p73 (Dunn & Findlay)
Academy Architecture1895Supplementpp25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Beattie)
Geddie, John1902Souvenir of the Opening of the North British Station Hotel EdinburghEdinburgh: Banks and Company
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp285
RSA1895650 Dunn & Findlay design and 652 (Burnet design)
RSA1896498, 501 Leiper design
Who's Who in Architecture1923Mitchell restoration
http://www.cda-group.co.uk/projects/hotelleisure/balmoral/2011http://www.cda-group.co.uk/projects/hotelleisure/balmoral/

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1896/10/16*
Building News1896/10/23*
British Architect1895/02/22*Artilcle and letter from Anderson
British Architect1895/04/19*Burnet design
Scotsman1895/02/16Description of W H Beattie's winning design
Scotsman1896/04/14

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild23 July 1896 and 27 October 1897
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersGeorge Lennox Beattie: F v17 p68 no1130 (microfilm reel 12); Alexander McRae: L v19 no1442; George Arthur Mitchell: F no1964 (microfilm reel 16); John Sidey: L v15 no1022; James Forbes Smith: L v11 no656 (microfilm reel 33)
Edinburgh University LibraryAnderson Collection (Plans and drawings)
RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMSAnderson scrapbook
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDunn and Findlay CollectionEDD/171/3-17 for Dunn and Findlay competition entry.
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30315