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Basic Site Details
Name
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Head Office
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Office
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
Dalkeith Road
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1972
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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) Basil Urwin Spence
A
Architect
1972
Andrzej Bitsztyga
A
Architect
1972
in practice of Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson
James Beveridge
A
Architect
1972
John 'Archie' Dewar
A
Architect
1972
working with Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson
John Hardie Glover
A
Architect
1972
Partner-in-charge
John Marnoch Legge
A
Architect
1972
as Associate in practice of Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson<br>Partner-in-charge
Norman Gibb Arthur
A
Architect
1972
working for Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson - Project architect
Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson
A
Architectural practice
1972
Dame Sylvia Crowe
B
Landscape architect
197E
Area round the 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
p640
RIBA
1975
RIBA Directory of practices
Willis, Peter
1977
New architecture in Scotland
p60-1
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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
Sent to DSA by email
Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton
Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information about Norman G Arthur's, John M Legge's, Andrzej Bitsztyga's and 'Archie' Dewar's involvement.
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