Basic Site Details
| Name: | Health Centre, Sighthill |
| Town, district or village: | Sighthill |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | £6million refurbishment, completed 1996 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Health centre | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Sighthill Court | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1951 | 1953 | Build/construction | |
| 15 May 1953 | Opened | Originally opened by Secretary of State for Scotland James Stewart | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Rehabilitation | Interior redesigned and a new single storey extension in the central courtyard was added - housing the main reception, secretarial services and medical records office |
| October 1996 | Opened | Reopened by actress Marti Webb | |
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 | |
| George Haslehurst Lawrence (sometimes misspelt George Hazelhurst Lawrence) | 1950 | As senior architect in the Department of Health for Scotland | |||
| Eric Walker Hall | 1951 * | 1953 | Assistant Architect | ||
| John Ogilvie | 1951 * | 1953 | Senior Architect in Charge | ||
| Department of Health for Scotland (Scottish Board of Health; later Scottish Development Department) | A | 1951 | 1953 | ||
| Robert Joseph Gardner-Medwin | A | 1951 | 1953 | As Chief Architect in the Department of Health for Scotland | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Healthcare NNS Trust | Refurbishment |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p564 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p11 p164-5 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architectural Design | June 1952 | p171 - with illustrations | ||
| Builder | 12 June 1953 | p905-909 - illustrated article, including plans and photographs | ||
| Scotsman | 24 October 1996 | p10 'Refurbishment provides welcome tonic' | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George Haslehurst Lawrence: F no5710 (combined box 96) | |