Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | Blackie House, Wardrop's Close, Lawnmarket | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Terraced house(?) | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Lady Stair's Close | Yes | |  | 451, Lawnmarket | | |  | 2-6, North Bank Street | Yes | |  | Blackie House, Wardrop's Close, Lawnmarket | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1894 | | | Restoration. Upper floors reconstructed |  | 1898 | | | Shop front |  | December 1949 | | Alteration/conversion | Separation into six dwelling houses costing £9,000 |  | 1950 | | | Further alterations |
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 |  | Geddes & Capper | Architectural practice | A | 1894 | | Restoration |  | Patrick Geddes | | A | 1894 | | Restoration - with Stewart Henbest Capper as architect |  | Stewart Henbest Capper | Architect | A | 1894 | | Restoration |  | Arthur George Sydney Mitchell | Architect | G | c. 1894 | | Was involved in renovation |  | Neil & Hurd | Architectural practice | | 1949 | | Separation into dwelling houses |  | Robert Philip Andrew Hurd | Architect | | 1950 | | Further alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Duke of Hamilton | Client for conversion into flats in 1949-50 for the Duke of Hamilton |  | Geddes, Patrick, Professor | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | p198 |  | Johnson, Jim and Rosenburg, Lou | 2010 | Renewing Old Edinburgh: the Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes | | Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing | p122, 213 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 2 December 1949 | | | p747 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | | 2 June 1898 |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29230 | 4, 5, 6 Melville Crescent, 43 Melville Street, 19 Walker Street |
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