Basic Site Details
| Name: | Gibson Craig Memorial Hall |
| Town, district or village: | Currie |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
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| Notes: | The building comprised a large hall seating 350, a small hall for 60 together with kitchen and lavatory accommodation. Estimated cost £1,600. Foundation stone laid by Lady Gibson-Craig on 21 June 1901. Opened on Friday (17? January 1092) and built at a final cost of over £2000. It was erected in memory of Robert James Gibson-Craig, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion Royal Scots who died of dysentery at Naauwpoort South Africa on 23 April 1900, aged 17. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hall | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1901 | 1902 | ||
| 21 June 1901 | Foundation stone | ||
| January 1902 | Opened | Friday 17? January 1902 | |
| 1936 | Additions | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Macintyre Henry | 1901 | 1902 | |||
| David John Chisholm | A | 1936 | Additions | ||
| Dick Peddie, Todd & Jamieson | A | 1936 | Additions | ||
| George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson | A | 1936 | Additions | ||
| William James Walker Todd | A | 1936 | Additions | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | p149 | ||
| RSA | 1902 | 649 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 28 June 1901 | p861 | ||
| Building News | 24 January 1902 | p127 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6116 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1930/77 | |