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Basic Site Details
Name
Adam House
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Built on site of Edinburgh Operetta House.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
University of Edinburgh, Examination Halls
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
University
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
5, 6 Chambers Street
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
1949/03
Date of commission
Tenders invited
1950/07/15
Planning Consent approved and drawings sent to tender
Build/construction
1951/07
Work Commenced
Plans drawn up
1953
Kininmonth prpared plans for the tympanum in the central porch
Plans drawn up
1954
Towards the end of 1954 the decorative schemes for the interior were established
Opened
1955/05/18
Opened by Sir Edward Appleton<br><br>* Though still not completed
Damage
2002/12/7
Suffered minor damage in the Cowgate Fire of december 2002.
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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
(Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth
A
Architect
1954
Ian Charles Gordon
A
Architect
1954
Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul
A
Architectural practice
1954
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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
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p223
Glendinning, Miles
1997
Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75
Tuckwell Press Ltd
p4
Glendinning, Miles
2008
Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew
RIBA Publishing
p149,150
Pentreath, B T
1994
Classical modernism in Fifties Edinburgh
V
Architectural Heritage V 1994, pp97-110
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Edinburgh Evening News
2002/12/9
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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
Edinburgh Old Town Committee
Edinburgh Old Town study records
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27990
5 AND 6 CHAMBERS STREET, ADAM HOUSE
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