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Basic Site Details

Waverley Station
Edinburgh
A listed
Scotland
Statutory address for listing now [2015]: 4 and 17 Waverley Bridge. (31,32, 36-39 Market Street, and 31 and 33 Waverley Bridge are now listed separately).

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Railway bridgeNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

Str Add classic

AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Waverley BridgeYes

Events

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

event classic

Event TypeFromToNotes
1844Buildings begun
1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels
Proposed1997Proposals for £250million shopping centre underneath Princes Street.

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 BellB1844cWith John Miller as engineer (remaining fragment of original station is on corner of Waverley Bridge and Market Street
John MillerB1844cStation begun - with David Bell as architect
Benjamin Hall Blyth IIA1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels
Cunningham, Blyth & WestlandA1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels
David Monro WestlandA1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels
George Miller CunninghamA1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels
James Simpson PirieAEngineer1892Alterations and additions including Mound outer tunnels

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Child Structures

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp289-291
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
The Herald1997/05/23p5

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register30270