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Basic Site Details
Name
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Abbey Court House
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
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Notes
Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Reconstruction
1822
1823
1857
Alterations
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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
Robert Reid
B
Architect
1822
1823
Robert Matheson
1857
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Caddell, Patrick
1985
The Abbey Court & High Constables & Guard of Honour of Holyroodhouse
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
p141
RCAHMS
Inventory of Edinburgh
no 87
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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
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
28027
National Records of Scotland (formerly SRO, later NAS)
Ministry of Works files
Includes General Report on Works executed at Holyroodhouse by Reid, 1836.
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