Basic Site Details Name: | Coates Hall | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Currently under redevelopment (mid-2005). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Old Coates Hall | Yes | |  | Scottish Episcopal Church Theological College | | Until early 2005 |  | St Mary's Music School | | Later name, prior to becoming Scottish Episcopal Church Theological College |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Easter Coates | Yes | |  | Coates Hall, Rosebery Crescent | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1850 | | | Original villa |  | 1892 | 1897 | | Converted to theological College, chapel and other alterations. Gate house |  | 1903 | | | Alterations and additions by George Henderson |  | February 1911 | March 1913 | | Interior alterations to chapel and alterations to south wing etc |  | c. 1913 | | | Stained glass in chapel |  | 1920 | | | Alterations |  | 1922 | | | Alterations |  | 1924 | | | Alterations (reredos in chapel) |  | 1928 | | | Alterations (sketches for table dated) |
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 |  | David Bryce | Architect | | 1850 | | |  | Arthur George Sydney Mitchell | Architect | B | 1892 | | Conversion to Theological College, chapel and other alterations. Gate house. |  | George Wilson | Architect | B | 1892 | | Conversion to Theological College, chapel and other alterations. Gate house. |  | Sydney Mitchell & Wilson | Architectural practice | B | 1892 | | Conversion to Theological College, chapel and other alterations. Gate house. |  | Alan Lawrie Goodwin (or Alan Laurie Goodwin, or Alexander Lawrie Goodwin, or Allan L Goodwin) | Architect | C | 1903 | 1905 | Alterations and additions, including residence - as assistant to George Henderson, and completed the project after Henderson's death |  | George Henderson | Architect | C | 1903 | 1905 | Alterations and additions, including residence - completed by A L Goodwin after Henderson's death |  | Hay & Henderson | Architectural practice | C | 1903 | 1905 | Alterations and additions, including residence |  | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | D | 1911 | 1913 | Interior alterations to chapel and alterations to south wing etc |  | (Sir) John Ninian Comper | Architect | | c. 1913 | | Stained glass window in chapel |  | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | E | 1920 | | Further alterations |  | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | F | 1922 | | Further alterations |  | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | G | 1924 | | Further alterations (Reredos in chapel) |  | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | H | 1928 | | Further alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Napier, Sheriff G | |  | Scottish Episcopal Church Theological College | For work in 1891 and thereafter |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | pp268-9, 366, 373 |  | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | |  | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p177 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | British Architect | 26 August 1892 | | | Henderson work Henderson work |  | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce |  | Builder | 25 June 1892 | LXII | | |  | Building News | 22 August 1890 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | | 29 May 1913 and 20 July 1922 |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27966 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | Working drawings dated 15 June 1850 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | EDD 672/1 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR E/34 , C34213 Photo of sketch of table |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Sydney Mitchell & Wilson Collection | | SMW 1890/40/1-5 (for Bryce work and Sydney Mitchell work) |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A L Goodwin: L v17 no1295 |
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