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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Whitehorse Close (Bishop Paterson's House) |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Later restoration by Sir Frank Mears and Partners. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | 23-33, Canongate | Yes | |
| Whitehorse Close | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1889 | Restoration as working class housing | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Jerdan | Architect | 1889 | Restoration as working class housing | ||
| (Sir) Frank Mears & Partners | Architectural practice | D | 1964 | 1965 | Restoration |
| Horace Arthur Rendel Govan | Architect | D | 1964 | 1965 | Restoration - unclear if in partnership at this date. |
| Robert James Naismith | Architect | D | 1964 | 1965 | Restoration |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Barbour, Dr A H F and Whyte, Mrs Alexander and Edinburgh Sociel Union | Cleints for restoration by Jerdan (brother and sister) - in association with Edinburgh Social Union |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | pp216, 220 | |
| Johnson, Jim and Rosenburg, Lou | 2010 | Renewing Old Edinburgh: the Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes | Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing | p67 | |
| McKean, Charles | 1992 | Edinburgh: an illustrated architectural guide | p38 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 15 March 1889 | |||
| Builder | 16 March 1889 | LVI | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 28427 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | RIAS Collection | 1 drawing | |
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