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Basic Site Details
Name
Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
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Grid Ref E
Notes
63,000 square feet
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Dundas House
Yes
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
36 St Andrew 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
Build/construction
1771
1774
Addition
1825
Internal alterations
Addition
1828
Porch added
1857
1859
New atrium and telling room
Addition
1958
Addition of upper storey over the quadrant.
Alteration/conversion
1971
Banking Hall and offices
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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
William Chambers (Sir)
F
Architect
1771
1774
William Jamieson
G
Builder
1771
1774
Was responsible for the masonry
Charles George Hood Kinnear
A
1857
1859
New atrium and telling room
John Dick Peddie
A
1857
1859
New atrium and telling room
Peddie & Kinnear
A
1857
1859
New atrium and telling room
Gratton & McLean
B
Architectural practice
1958
Addition of upper storey over the quadrant.
Peter McLean (or MacLean)
B
Architect
1958
Addition of upper storey over the quadrant.
Thomas Oswald White Gratton
B
Architect
1958
Addition of upper storey over the quadrant.
David Levinson
C
Architect
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
Gilbert Guillemaut
C
Architect
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
Mark Fenton
C
Architect
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
Newman Levinson & Partners
C
Architectural practice
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
Oscar Davies
C
Architect
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
Stephen William Greenbury
C
Architect
1981B
Banking Hall and offices
George Richardson
H
Architect
Did he work on the plasterwork? Ceiling illustrated in Richardson\'s \'Book of Ceilings\'.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Royal Bank of Scotland
Dundas, Sir Lawrence
Cleint for original building by Chambers
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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
p326
Harris, John
1970
Sir William Chambers
p208
Munro, N
1928
History of the Royal Bank of Scotland
Edinburgh
pp193-4
RIBA
1981
Directory of Practices 1981
RSA
1872
768 (Peddie & Kinnear work)
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1859/05/21
XVII
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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/1850/61/1 detail drawings
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
29705
Bank of Scotland Archives
Bank of Scotland Drawings Collection
Floor plans
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