Basic Site Details Name: | Kilravock Lodge | Town, district or village: | Grange | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Raphael's | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Villa | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Kilravock Lodge/6, Blackford Avenue | | | | 2, 4, South Oswald Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1874 | | | Original villa | | 1878 | | Design exhibited | Original villa | | 1919 | | | Laundry converted into chapel. Became St Raphaels Hospital | | 1928 | | | Chapel enlarged | | 1934 | | | West wing | | 1939 | | | Alterations | | 1986 | | Addition | Multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms. Also conversion of original 19th century buildingas new head office of Viewpoint Hosuing Association. |
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 MacGibbon | | A | 1878 | | | | MacGibbon & Ross | | A | 1878 | | | | Thomas Ross | | A | 1878 | | | | Alexander Murray Hardie | | | 1919 | | Chapel converted from laundry | | William John Devlin | | | 1928 | | Chapel enlarged | | James Douglas Miller | | | 1934 | | West wing | | David John Chisholm | | B | 1939 | | Alterations | | Dick Peddie, Todd & Jamieson | | B | 1939 | | | | George Lindsay Auldjo Jamieson | | B | 1939 | | Alterations | | William James Walker Todd | | B | 1939 | | Alterations | | Alastair Clunie Scott | | J | 1986 | | As independent architect returned to assist with multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms | | Harold Roland Wedgwood | | J | 1986 | | Multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms | | Nicholas Cook | | J | 1986 | | Worked for a period on multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms | | Roland Wedgwood Associates | | J | 1986 | | Multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms | | Leslie Burgher | | J | After 1986 | | Worked for a period of time on multi-phased project which included: 5-storey sheltered housing (32 flats, 2 guest rooms and common room); 2-storey retirement flats (28 units and common room), 2 lodges; quiet room for retired nursing nuns; 8 nursing rooms and 2 common rooms | | Harold Roland Wedgwood | | S | 1993 | | Extensions | | Nicholas Cook | | S | 1993 | | Extensions | | Roland Wedgwood Associates | | S | 1993 | | Extensions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Kilvarock and Viewpoint Housing Association | For 1980s work | | Rose, Hugh | Of Craig & Rose, paint manufacturers, Leith |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, M | 1990 | Sciennes and the Grange | | | p81 (illustration in original condition), pp184-7 | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p599 | | McKean, Charles | 1992 | Edinburgh: an illustrated architectural guide | | | p144 | | RSA | 1878 | | | | 964 (MacGibbon & Ross) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1934 | Jan-Jun | | p206 | | Building | December 1989 | | | | | RIAS Quarterly | 2011 | Winter | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.97: obituary of Roland Wedgwood |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Alastair Scott | Information given to Dictionary | | May 2013 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30592 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM 1930/1/4 |
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