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Basic Site Details

2-10 and 16-26 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
B listed
Scotland
Two terraces of houses of the same design flanking Palmerston Place Church. Previously partly misattributed to John Chesser (including in HS lists), this is in fact by Peddie & Kinnear; Chesser\'s obituary, cited as a reference for the attribution, in fact refers to houses further north on Heriot Trust land. See separate entry for corner block at 2 Palmerston Place and 31-32 West Maitland Street, designed by Shiells & Thomson as a bank with house above in 1880 after the Union Bank\'s withdrawal from Peddie & Kinnear\'s scheme.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
TownhouseNot Known
Terraced houseNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
2-10 and 16-26 Palmerston PlaceYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18691872

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
Charles George Hood KinnearA18691872
John Dick PeddieA18691872
Peddie & KinnearA18691872

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Peddie & Kinnear and Niven, A T

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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 Ltdpp376-7

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1892/02/20LXII

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Register of Sasines14 May 1872, no 5, 565 for adjustment of boundaries between Matheson and Walker Trust land
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay CollectionDPM 1860/9/10
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register29475Nos 16-28 - misattributes to John Chesser
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register29474Nos 4-10 - misattributes to John Chesser