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Basic Site Details
Name
Holyrood Palace, King Edward VII Memorial Gates
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
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Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Commemorative monument
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1911
Competition designs
1920
1922
George Washington Browne design executed
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer
1911
Competition design - not executed (George Washington Browne secured job)
George Washington Browne
A
1911
1922
Won competition and secured job; original scheme had hemi-cycles at north and south ends
Hippolyte Jean Blanc
1911
Competition design - not executed (George Washington Browne secured job)
Robert John Macbeth
1911
Was one of 6 architects invited to compete. Submitted 2 sets of plans - not successful
(Sir) John James Burnet
Architect
1913
Design exhibited
Henry Snell Gamley
1920
Statue of Edward VII
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
RSA
1913
444 & 449
RSA
1923
527
Royal Academy exhibitors
1913 no 1667 (Burnet design)
Savage, Peter
1980
Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers
Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)
p175
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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
1923-1924
XXXI
London: Royal Institute of British Architects
p220
Builder
1912/05/03
*
Obituary of Macbeth
Architectural Review
1923
54 (July-Dec)
p48
Building News
1912/07/12
103
p38-39 p46 and un-numbered plates.Review of designs submitted. Designs by G Washington Browne, J J Burnet and Clifford & Lunan illustrated
Building News
1912/07/19
103
p71 and un-numbered plateDesign by Robert Lorimer illustrated
Building News
1912/07/26
103
un-numbered plateDesign by Robert J McBeth illustrated
Building News
1912/08/02
103
p150 and un-numbered platesDesigns by H J Blanc and Robert J McBeth illustrated
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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 Records of Scotland (formerly SRO, later NAS)
Ministry of Works files
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
NMRS Library
Photograph of model B41701, 41702
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
28022
General Holyrood number
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