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Basic Site Details
Name
Mercat Cross
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
CHECK Lorimer drawings for nature of work.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Market Cross
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Market Cross
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
Mercat Cross High Street
Yes
Parliament Square
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Reconstruction
1616c
Cross taken down and re-erected.
1860
Design proposals
1885
New design by Sydney Mitchell
1885/10/09
Work on cross well advanced
1885/11/21
Cross completed
1885/11/27
Cross completed
1900c
Repairs?
Repair
1970
Shaft replaced
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
John Mylne
H
Mason
1616C
Took down Cross and re-erected it - in conjunction with mason called Tailefer.
David Bryce
1860
Restoration proposal
David Cousin
1860c
Restoration proposal to counter Bryce's
Arthur George Sydney Mitchell
1885
New cross designed and built using fragments of the old cross.
(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer
1900c
Repairs?
Alexander Steele
G
Architect
1970
As City Architect - replaced shaft
Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation)
G
Architectural Department (New Towns etc)
1970
Replaced shaft of cross
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p184
Harris, Stuart
The Mercat Cross
vol XXXIII
Book of the Old Edinburgh Club
Mylne, R S
The Master Masons to the Crown of Scotland
pp106-107
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1885/11/27
*
Builder
1885/11/21
XLIX
Building News
1885/10/09
*
British Architect
1885/12/04
*
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Sydney Mitchell & Wilson Collection
SMW 1880/43/1-2
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Lorimer and Matthew Collection
LOR E/198
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's Drawings
Plan and elevation drawn by James Drummond
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27792
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