Basic Site Details Name: | Leith Corn Exchange | Town, district or village: | Leith | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | LEITH.- The New Com Exchange. - Some time ago, competitive plans were obtained for a new Corn Exchange for Leith; and the competition resulted in thie adoption of designs by Messrs Peddie and Kinnear Edinburgh. Contracts have now been entered into for the work, and the erection of the building will be proceeded with immediately. The building is in the Roman style, and includes a Corn-hall or exchange, 110 feet in length, and 70 feet in breadth. This spacious apartment has a roof of one span, supported on semicircular ribs of laminated timber. Light will be admitted entirely from the roof, and the hall will be so finished as to afford accommodation for public meetings, etc. This hall occupies the rear of the building. That portion of the structure fronting Baltic Street includes offices in connexion with the Exchange, and five or six suites of chambers for merchants, from which a considerable revenue will be derived. Externally, the building is composed of a large octagonal tower, placed at the conjunction of the two streets. This tower rises one story above the other elevations of the Exchange, and is finished by a dome surmounted by a small octagonal lantern—the rest of the building is of two storeyed, each arcaded. The whole will be executed in polished ashlar, Kenmure stone being used. The contracts, which amount to £4,000, are several hundreds below the architect's estimate. The contractors are - Mr G Lorimer for the mason work and Messrs Henderson and Wilson for the carpenters' work. Though plain and unpretending, the building promises to have a pleasing and appropriate business character externally; while internally, the great hall - the principle feature in the work- will be an imposing apartment. [Building News 28 September 1860 p760] | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Corn exchange | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 9, Baltic Street | Yes | | | 29-31 and 35, Constitution Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1860 | | | Competition | | April 1860 | | | Peddie & Kinnear's drawings | | 24 August 1860 | | | Peddie & Kinnear's revised drawings | | 1861 | | | Bell design exhibited |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | A | 1860 | | Won in competition | | John Dick Peddie | | A | 1860 | | Won in competition | | Peddie & Kinnear | | A | 1860 | | Won in competition | | Jonathan Anderson Bell | | | 1861 | | Competition design; Peddie and Kinnear were appointed |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RSA | 1861 | | | | 665 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 8 November 1862 | XX | | | | Building News | 28 September 1860 | | | p760 | | Scotsman | 17 October 1860 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27140 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1860/81/1 |
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