Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Limes |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| The Limes/35-39, Blackford Road | Yes | Formerly 17 Blackford Road |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1896 | Design exhibited. Also exhibited 1901 | ||
| 1899 | Built | ||
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 Washington Browne | A | 1896 | 1901 | Design exhibited | |
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1896 | 1901 | Design exhibited | |
| Peddie & Washington Browne | A | 1896 | 1901 | Design exhibited | |
| Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | B | 1946 | Additions | ||
| Morton John Heddell Cowie | B | 1946 | Additions | ||
| Robert Stirling Reid | B | 1946 | Additions | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Browne, George Washington | for himself |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1899 | part 1 | p118 | ||
| Academy Architecture | 1901 | part 1 | p81 | ||
| RSA | 1896 | 655 - shows original proposal | |||
| RSA | 1901 | 631 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | 12 May 1898, 2 August 1946, 26 June 1970 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30497 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | CSE 1940/57/1-3 | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 141076 | |