Basic Site Details Name: | Caledonian Hotel | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Also Edinburgh Parcel Office (all part of the one project); Parcel Office section now demolished.
The hotel comprised 5 bedroom floors containing 191 bedrooms and 12 sitting rooms for the public. The first and second bedroom floors each had a corridor 317 feet long. 70 bedrooms for staff on the attic floor.
Contractor for repairs in 1980s: Formasons | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Edinburgh Parcel Office | | Parcel Office section now demolished. |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hotel | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 4, Lothian Road | Yes | | | Rutland Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1898 | 1903 | | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station - includes Edinburgh Parcel offices as well. | | 1930 | 1932 | Alterations and additions | | | 11 October 1957 | | Scheme accepted | 'warrant permission granted to British Transport Commission, 23 Waterloo-pl., for alterations to Caledonian Hotel, Princes-st. Est. cost ₤15,000' per Builder p655 | | 1981 | 1982 | Repair | Repairs and redevelopment |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | 1898 | 1903 | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station | | James Alexander Arnott | | A | 1898(?) * | | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station - prepared drawings, as assistant to Peddie & Washington Browne | | James Forbes Smith | | A | 1898 | 1903 | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station - as assistant to Peddie & Washington Browne | | John More Dick Peddie | | A | 1898 | 1903 | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station | | John Wilson | | A | 1898 | 1903 | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station - as assistant to John More Dick Peddie | | Peddie & Washington Browne | | A | 1898 | 1903 | Formation of hotel over station, incorporating Kinnear & Peddie's Caledonian Station | | Harold Haynes Matthews | | C | 1930 | 1934 | Alterations | | London Midland and Scottish Railway Company | | C | 1930 | 1934 | Alterations | | Ian Douglas Burns | | B | 1981 | 1982 | Repairs and redevelopment | | John Deacon Richards | | B | 1981 | 1982 | Repairs and redevelopment | | Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | | B | 1981 | 1982 | Repairs and redevelopment |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gleneagles Hotels PLC | Client for 1980s work |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Caledonian Railway Station | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p77 | | Augustin, Andreas and Martione, Roddy | | The Great Hotels of the World: The Caledonian Edinburgh | | | | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p268 | | RMJM | | RMJM Practice Brochure | | | | | RSA | 1906 | | | | 320 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 1 January 1904 | | | p17 | | Builder | 11 October 1957 | | | p655 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29524 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | Drawings | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Alexander Arnott: L v3 no172 (microfilm reel 30);James Forbes Smith: L v11 no656 (microfilm reel 33); John Wilson: L v21 no1683; Harold Haynes Matthews: F no4940 (Combined Box 44) |
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