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Edinburgh Municipal Art College
Edinburgh
A listed
Scotland
EDINBURGH.—At the last Dean of Guild Court, plans were passed for the new Municipal Art Schools at the Cattle Market, Lauriston. Mr J M Dick Peddie is the architect, and it is estimated that the buildings will cost £40,800. The site of the school is the north part of the market, and the building will be in the form of a parallelogram, measuring 370 feet by 126 feet. There will be an access from Lauriston Street and another from Lady Lawson Street. There will be two internal courts, separated by the centre clock, which will contain the main staircase, and all the buildings surrounding these courts will be two stories high, excepting the west wing, which will be one story high. Over the main entrance there will be on the first floor a hall 60 feet by 30 feet. The building will bo treated in the simplest manner possible. The hewn work will be of red stone, and the rest of the wall surfaces of rubble from Hailes Quarry.[Building News 31 May 1907 p 753]

Alternative Names

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Edinburgh College of ArtYes

Building Type Classification

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
CollegeNot Known

Street Addresses

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Edinburgh Municipal Art College Lauriston PlaceYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19061908
Proposed1967Development plan - intially to involve Schools of Town Planning and Sculpture.
Alteration/conversion1968/07/12Scottish education department has authorised college governors to proceed with Phase 1 of alterations to main college building.

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
George Washington BrowneA19061907
James Forbes SmithA19061908As assistant to John More Dick Peddie
John More Dick PeddieA19061908
John WilsonA19061908As assistant to Peddie, may have contributed a lot to the design
Peddie & Washington BrowneA19061907
Charles Peter Womersley (known as Peter Womersley)HArchitect1967Development plan drawn up - intially to involve Schools of Town Planning and Sculpture.

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Caswell McDowell, Dawn2002Drawings on the past: the Edinburgh College of Art (1906-1915)Architectural Heritage XIII, pp128-134
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp258
RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970
Rowan, AlastairToo good for Glasgow: the Edinburgh College

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1907/01/12XCII
Builder1908/03/21XCIV
Building1968/07/12p139
Building News1907/05/31p753

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJames Forbes Smith: L v11 no656 (microfilm reel 33)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay CollectionDPM 1900/44/2
Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild1907/05/06
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register27974