Basic Site Details
| Name: | Edinburgh Castle, Parliament Hall |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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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 | |
| 1885 | Design exhibited | Competition design exhibited (Kinnear & Peddie) | |
| 1887 | Competition design exhibited (Blanc) | ||
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | 1885 | Competition design for restoration exhibited | |||
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1885 | Competition design for restoration exhibited | ||
| Kinnear & Peddie | A | 1885 | Competition design for restoration exhibited | ||
| Hippolyte Jean Blanc | 1887 | Competition design for restoration exhibited | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | p95-98 | |
| RSA | 1885 | 860 (Kinnear & Peddie) | |||
| RSA | 1888 | 1001 (Blanc) | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 8 January 1887 | LII | ||
| Builder | 27 October 1892 | LXIII | p331 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48220 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Hippolyte Jean Blanc: F v13 p142 no844 (microfilm reel 11) | |