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Basic Site Details
Name
St Cecilia's Hall
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Hall
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
Niddry Street
Cowgate
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1761
1763
Original building
Addition
1812
Extension
Alteration/conversion
1966
1968
Rebuilding
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
George Paterson
G
Architect
1760
1761
Supervised the construction on behalf of Robert Mylne.
Robert Mylne
F
Architect
1761
1763
Ian G Lindsay & Partners
A
Architectural practice
1966
1968
Rebuilding
Ian Gordon Lindsay
A
Architect
1966
1968
Rebuilding
John Herdman Reid
A
Architect
1966
1968
Rebuilding. Nomination Paper records that Reid was responsible for this job.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Edinburgh University
Musical Society of Edinburgh
Client for original Mylne building
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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
p187
RIBA
1970
RIBA Directory 1970
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Country Life
1968/08/15
The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club
1933
xix
p227
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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
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
John Herdman Reid: F no6267 (Combined Box 129)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27760
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