Basic Site Details

Name: College of Domestic Science
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1College  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1College of Domestic Science/1-8, Atholl CrescentYesEast end

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41912  Reconstruction of East end of Atholl Crescent
Item 2 of 41934  Additions and reconstruction
Item 3 of 4December 1950 Alterations and additionsWarrant granted by Dean of Guild Court for the reconstruction and alterations of its premises - no 15, 16 and 17 Atholl Crescent. The cost of reconstruction of £11,300
Item 4 of 419811984RestorationRestoration and reconstruction.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 12Cousin, Ormiston & Taylor A1912 Conversion of terrace to College.
Item 2 of 12Henry ('Harry') Ramsay Taylor A1912 Conversion of terrace to College.
Item 3 of 12William Ormiston A1912 Conversion of terrace to College.
Item 4 of 12Colin William Glendinning B1934 As assistant to Cairns &Ford, additions and reconstruction.
Item 5 of 12J D Cairns & Ford B1934 Additions and reconstruction
Item 6 of 12James Davidson Cairns B1934 Additions and reconstruction
Item 7 of 12James Fulton Ford B1934 Additions and reconstruction
Item 8 of 12J D Cairns & Ford CDecember 1950 Warrant granted by Dean of Guild Court for the reconstruction and alterations of its premises. The cost of reconstruction of £11,300
Item 9 of 12James Fulton Ford CDecember 1950 Warrant granted by Dean of Guild Court for the reconstruction and alterations of its premises. The cost of reconstruction of £11,300
Item 10 of 12Henry ('Harry') McFarlane Bunch C19811984Restoration and reconstruction. Partner in charge.
Item 11 of 12James Stevenson C19811984Restoration and reconstruction. Job architect.
Item 12 of 12Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners) C19811984Restoration and reconstruction.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1General Accident Fire & Life Assurance CoClient for 1980 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Allen, Nic (ed.) Scottish Architects in Conservation  p55
Item 2 of 2Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp370

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architect and Building News1934Jan-Jun p20
Item 2 of 2Builder1 December 1950  p582