Basic Site Details Name: | 453-461 Lawnmarket, Robbie Burns Land | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Also includes 2 Lady Stair's Close.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Crudelum University Hall | | | | Wardrop's Court | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Tenement | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 475-79, Lawnmarket | | Known as 'Burns Land' | | 453-61, Lawnmarket | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1892 | | Reconstruction | | | 1894 | | | First occupied | | 1989 | 1991 | Restoration | External restoration and partial internal rehabilitation of a group of three tenements, comprising a total of twenty seven flats and three shops, including re-instatement of missing features at the chimney heads, replacement of missing terracotta detailing to the first floor balustrade and glazed tiling at Wardrop’s Close. Dating from the seventeenth century, Burns Land was extensively remodelled in the early 1890s by Patrick Geddes as part of his ‘conservative surgery’ in the Old Town. |
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 | | David Wishart Galloway | | A | 1892 | | Probably assisted Capper | | Geddes & Capper | | A | 1892 | | Rebuilding incorporating earlier fabric | | Patrick Geddes | | A | 1892 | | Rebuilding incorporating earlier fabric - with Stewart Henbest Capper as architect | | Stewart Henbest Capper | | A | 1892 | | Rebuilding incorporating earlier fabric | | Dennis Graham Rodwell | | C | 1989 | 1991 | External restoration and partial internal rehabilitation of a group of three tenements, comprising a total of twenty seven flats and three shops, including re-instatement of missing features at the chimney heads, replacement of missing terracotta detailing to the first floor balustrade and glazed tiling at Wardrop’s Close. Dating from the seventeenth century, Burns Land was extensively remodelled in the early 1890s by Patrick Geddes as part of his ‘conservative surgery’ in the Old Town. |
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 | p197 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p560 | | Johnson, Jim and Rosenburg, Lou | 2010 | Renewing Old Edinburgh: the Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes | | Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing | pp116-118 | | Rodwell, Dennis | 2007 | Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities | | Blackwell | | | RSA | 1894 | | | | 507 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Dennis Rodwell | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent 2012 | | Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | | 8 June 1893 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 29229 | Listing for 453-463 | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | |
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