Basic Site Details Name: | Queen's Club | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Building News 3 April 1914 Page 468, with plans and perspective 'QUEEN'S CLUB. EDINBURGH. This building, erected for the late Sir James Gibson, Bart, is occupied by a Ladies' Club. The plans illustrate the chief arrangements of the club. The mason-work is of Prudham stone, scabbled on face. The total cost amounted to £9,000. The ground front, towards the street, is used for commercial purposes and shops. Mr. James B. Dunn, of Edinburgh, is the architect.'
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Club | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 5-7, Frederick Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1902 | 1904 | | | | April 1903 | May 1903 | | Plans dated for Dunn & Findlay work | | After 1911 | Before 1925 | | Extensions and reconstruction | | 1926 | 1928 | | Alterations to doorway |
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 | | Dunn & Findlay | | A | 1902 | 1904 | | | James Bow Dunn | | A | 1902 | 1904 | | | James Leslie Findlay | | A | 1902 | 1904 | | | James Inch Morrison | | B | After 1911 | Before 1925 | Extensions and reconstruction | | Percival May Davson | | | c. 1925 | c. 1928 | Details of doorway |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | R & T Gibson | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 3 April 1914 | | | Page 468 | | RIBA Journal | 20 September 1930 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p711 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28779 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1920/44/1-2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dunn and Findlay Collection | | EDD/754/1-8 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Bow Dunn: F v15 p131 no1006 (microfilm reel 11); James Inch Morrison: F no 2306 microfilm reel 17 | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 113823 | |
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