Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ravleston Dykes Golf Clubhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Murrayfield |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | A golf club-house is to be erected on a site at the top of the road leading from the Ravelston Dykes to Murrayfield and will consist of a general room 31 feet by 19 feet 6 inches, ladies room and gentlemen’s room with lavatory accommodation off each, kitchen, etc. with a verandah 9 feet 6 inches wide round three sides of the building. The walls will be constructed of brick, with dado of pressed facing brick, the upper portion being harled and half-timber work, and the roof covered with red tiles. The architects are Messrs Cooper and Taylor. [Builder 22 May 1897 p464] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Glion and Crossways | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Club | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 42, Murrayfield Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1897 | Build/construction | ||
| After 1909 | Before 1915 | Unspecified work on Crossways | |
| 1935 | Converted to dwellinghouse, retaining main club room | ||
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 | |
| Cooper & Taylor | A | 1897 | |||
| John H Cooper | A | 1897 | |||
| William Beattie Taylor | A | 1897 | |||
| Frank Peyton Skipwith | B | After 1909 | Before 1915 | Unspecified work on Crossways | |
| Gibson, Skipwith & Gordon | B | After 1909 | Before 1915 | Unspecified work on Crossways | |
| James Glen Sivewright Gibson | B | After 1909 | Before 1915 | Unspecified work on Crossways | |
| Walter Symington Athol Gordon | B | After 1909 | Before 1915 | Unspecified work on Crossways | |
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | 1935 | Converted to dwellinghouse, retaining main club room | |||
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 | p633 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 May 1897 | LXXII | p464 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48901 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | EDD 708/1-3 | |