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Basic Site Details

Lamb's House
Leith
Edinburgh
Scotland
The restoration was for Lord David Stuart to be used as a Scottish Maritime Museum. Received Civic Trust Award in 1963 (restoration work by Robert Hurd & Partners). RIBA 1981 Directory suggests more recent work for Old People\'s Welfare Council but this is not clear.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
19 Water StreetYes
Water's CloseYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19371939Restoration begun
19591963Restoration completed
Won award or awards1963Civic Trust commendation
Reconstruction1975cReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council

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
Neil & HurdA19371939Restoration (completed after Second World War)
Norman Alexander Gordon NeilA19371939Restoration (completed after Second World War)
Robert Philip Andrew HurdA19371939Restoration (completed in 1959-61 as Robert Hurd & Partners)
Ian McKerron BeggBArchitect19591963Restoration completed
Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners)BArchitectural practice19591963Restoration
David Irvine PirieCArchitect1975CReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council
Henry ('Harry') McFarlane BunchCArchitect1975CReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council
Ian McKerron BeggCArchitect1975CReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council
James ('Jimmy') Hunter ShepherdCArchitect1975CReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council
Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners)CArchitectural practice1975CReconstruction for Old People\'s Welfare Council

Clients

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

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NameNotes
Bute, 4th Marquess of (John Crichton-Stuart)
Old People\'s Welfare CouncilClient for 1980 work

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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 Ltdp472
RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices
RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1963/12/20p1267
Architect and Building News1939Jan-Junep342

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register27915