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Basic Site Details
Name
United Free Church Offices
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
CHECK date of obituary
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Church of Scotland Offices
Yes
UF Church Offices
No
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Office
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
121 George Street
Yes
117-121 George Street
Yes
Address for air raid shelter
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1908
1909
Work by Sydney Mitchell & Wilson
1932
1933
Extensions - eastern addition; balancing western addition planned but not built; enlargement required as a result of the Union of 1929
1939
Air raid shelter
1953
Chapel (and Shop to east)
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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
Arthur George Sydney Mitchell
A
1908c
George Wilson
A
1908c
Sydney Mitchell & Wilson
A
1908c
Auldjo Jamieson & Arnott
B
1932
1933
Extensions - eastern addition; balancing western addition planned but not built; enlargement required as a result of the Union of 1929
Ernest Arthur Oliphant Auldjo Jamieson
B
1932
1933
Extensions - eastern addition; balancing western addition planned but not built; enlargement required as a result of the Union of 1929
James Alexander Arnott
B
1932
1933
Extensions - eastern addition; balancing western addition planned but not built; enlargement required as a result of the Union of 1929
David John Chisholm
C
1939
Air raid shelter
Dick Peddie, Todd & Jamieson
C
1939
Air raid shelter
George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson
C
1939
Air raid shelter
William James Walker Todd
C
1939
Air raid shelter
Ian G Lindsay & Partners
D
1953
Chapel (and Shop to east)
Ian Gordon Lindsay
D
1953
Chapel (and Shop to east)
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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
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p305-6
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
RIBA Journal
1951/01
*
London: Royal Institute of British Architects
Obituary by E J MacRae - p121
RIAS Quarterly
1950/11
12
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
p45-6
Building News
1911/02/24
*
Architect and Builder\'s Journal
1911/07/19
*
Architectural Heritage
*
XIV
p62 Illustration of original scheme by Jamieson & Arnott
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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
Dick Peddie and McKay Collection
DPM 1930/27/1
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Sydney Mitchell & Wilson Collection
SMW 1900/1/1-35 (for Sydney Mitchell and Jamieson & Arnott work). Also SMW 1900/10/1 for proposed offices on unidentified site
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
28855
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