Basic Site Details Name: | Standard Life Assurance Co | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Bryce building demolished. See also no 13 George Street - Listed together but entered separately in dsa.
Michael Laird's work on this building was awarded RSA medal in 1968.
Original drawings framed at 3 George St. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | Office | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | 3, George Street | Yes | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | 16-17, St Andrew Square | | Phase 2 extension facade. |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | ![Item 1 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1838 | | | Bryce's original design | ![Item 2 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1853 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations to nos 5-7 George Street for Standard Life | ![Item 3 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1865 | | | Bryce asked to provide designs for additions, unexecuted | ![Item 4 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1896 | 1901 | | New building on same site (some parts of pediment retained from old building). Built in three phases | ![Item 5 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1898 | | Demolition | | ![Item 6 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | January 1949 | | Addition | Additions proposed to 7 George Square at £75,000, plans by Dicke, Peddie, McKay & Jamieson. | ![Item 7 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1964 | | Addition | Extension Phase 1 | ![Item 8 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1968 | | Addition | Extension Phase 2 | ![Item 9 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1975 | | Addition | Extension Phase 3. | ![Item 10 of 10](images/table_item.gif) | 1996 | 1999 | Refurbishment | Alterations and refurbishment of previous Standard Life Head Office, 1 George Street. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | Standard Life Assurance Directors | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair | 1976 | David Bryce 1803-1876 | | Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh | pp88-9 | ![Item 2 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p298, 323 | ![Item 3 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p576 | ![Item 4 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Grant, James | 1883 | | Old and New Edinburgh | | vol II, p139 | ![Item 5 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | McKean, Charles | 1992 | Edinburgh: an illustrated architectural guide | | | pp29809, 323 | ![Item 6 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Moss, Michael | 2000 | Standard Life 1825-2000 | | | | ![Item 7 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | ![Item 8 of 8](images/table_item.gif) | Sinclair, Fiona | 1984 | Scotstyle, 150 Years of Scottish Architecture | | | pp104-5 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | ![Item 1 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | ![Item 2 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 21 January 1949 | | | p109
| ![Item 3 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | Builder | 1 May 1964 | | | p915-916 | ![Item 4 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | RIAS Quarterly | 1922 | no 4 | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Courtesy of Roy S Milne | Information sent to Dictionary | | sent June 2105 | ![Item 2 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | | 1 May 1838 | ![Item 3 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28829 | | ![Item 4 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM 1890/68/1 | ![Item 5 of 5](images/table_item.gif) | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Forbes Smith: L v11 no656 (microfilm reel 33); Robert Edward Thomas Stockdale: L no5050 (combined box 53) |
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