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Basic Site Details

Fettes College
Comely Bank
Edinburgh
B Listed
Scotland

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
SchoolNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Carrington RoadYes
Fettes AvenueYes
Crewe Road SouthYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1852Bryce appointed architect to Fettes
1862/11Drawings dated - from this date onwards
Construction18641870School House
Construction1873Old Sickhouse
1874Grounds with iron fences; east and west lodges and gates finished
1875College Museum opened
1883Alterations to main building, new gym and squash courts (drawings dated)
1895New window
1901South African War Memorial
1935/03Plans dated - proposed new chapel (not executed)
1936Interior renovation
1939Hall and library
Addition1965/01/22Dean of Guild Court grants approval for extension, financed by £250,000 development fund (shared with George Watson\'s College)

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
David BryceA18521870Drawings dated from November 1862
D & J BryceB1874Grounds with iron fences; east and west lodges and gates finished
David BryceB1874Grounds with iron fences; east and west lodges and gates finished
(Sir) Robert Rowand AndersonE1883Alterations and new schoolhouses (Moredun, Carrington and Glencorse)
(Sir) Robert Rowand AndersonC1895New window inserted
George James MillerF1935Plans for proposed new chapel - not built
James MillerF1935Plans for proposed new chapel - not built
James Miller & SonF1935Plans for proposed new chapel - not built
Reginald Francis Joseph FairlieE1935Plans for proposed new chapel - not built
(Sir) Basil Urwin SpenceD1936Interior renovation
(Sir) William Hardie KininmonthD1936Interior renovation
Arthur Forman Balfour PaulD1936Interior renovation
Rowand Anderson, Paul & PartnersD1936Interior renovation

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Trustees of Sir William Fettes

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):

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NotesName
Built in memory of John Yeo (House Master, Carrington 1885-1904).Fettes College Cricket Pavilion
Part of the original Fettes College complex, this Glencorse House was renamed Moredun House when the later Glencorse House (for which see separate entry), also by Bryce, was opened three years later.Fettes College, Glencorse House (former)
Information on Bryce courtesy of Miss Lindsay, Fettes College.Fettes College, Dalmeny House
Original drawings in FettesFettes College, new sanatorium and north lodge
Fettes College, new sanatorium
See separate entry for the Kininmonth & Spence scheme of 1936Fettes College, New Chapel
Fettes College, Concert Hall
Fettes College, new hall and new chapel
Information courtesy of Miss Lindsay, Fettes College.Fettes College, Kimmerghame House
Fettes college, War Memorial
See separate entry for the first Glencorse House (for which see separate entry), also by Bryce, which was part of the original Fettes College complex and had opened three years earlier; the latter building's name was changed to Moredun House when this new Glencorse House was built.Fettes College, Glencorse House (new)
estimated cost &#8356;24,000<br>CK - no further info given on which building this is...Fettes College, building
Fettes College, Library
Fettes College, Science Block

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Anderson, Kinloch1964FettesScottish Field, February 1964
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp574
Macdonald, H F (ed)1970A Hundred Years of Fettes: Memories of Old Fettesians 1870-1970Edinburgh
RSA1863699, 718
The Fettes College Register1970The Fettes College Register: Centenary Edition, 1870 to 1970Edinburghpp xxix-xxxviii - summarised history of school

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1876/05/27XXXIVObituary of David Bryce
Building News1864/01/10*
Illustrated London News1864/01/22*
RIBA Transactions1865*Lecture by Bryce published
Builder1965/01/22p220

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings CollectionCopies of drawings at Fettes: EDD 475/1-20 Bryce drawings; EDD 475/21-27 - R R Anderson 1883 alterations to main building; EDD 475/40-43 Rowand Anderson Moredun House, 44-46 Carrington House and 49-50 Glencorse House; EDD 475/51, 5 & 6 Moredun Crescent; EDD 475/23-29 gym and squash court; EDD 475/33-38 Rowand Anderson Paul & Partners Hall and Library; EDD 475/39 New chapel March 1935 schemes by Fairlie and James Miller & Son of Glasgow
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30222
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30044Lodge and gates
Fettes CollegeFettes College ArchivesDrawings, Trustees Minute Books