Basic Site Details
| Name: | Linburn House and other buildings on site |
| Town, district or village: | Wilkieston |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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| Notes: | In 1944, the Linburn House Estate, situated outside Edinburgh was purchased to provide further facilites for those Scots blinded in the Second World War. Here an expanded Training Centre with seven workshops was established to teach the men and women various craft skills. The original house was demolished in 1955. See separate entry for housing for the blind built on the estate |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Scottish National Institution For War Blinded | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
| Training centre | From 1944 | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1892 | Design exhibited | Additions | |
| 1944 | c. 1952 | Alteration/conversion | Conversion to residental training centre for the blind |
| 1973 | Alterations and additions | Hostel extension and entrance lodge | |
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 | 1891 | Additions | |||
| John Fraser Matthew | 1944 | Conversion to residental training centre for the blind | |||
| Lorimer & Matthew | 1944 | Conversion to residental training centre for the blind | |||
| Carr & Matthew | C | After 1951 | Before 1955 | Further work | |
| David Carr | C | After 1951 | Before 1955 | Further work | |
| James Robertson Laidlaw | C | After 1951 | Before 1955 | Further work - as apprentice with Carr & Matthew | |
| Stuart Russell Matthew | C | After 1951 | Before 1955 | Further work - job taken over from his father | |
| Ian C McPherson | A | 1973 | Hostel extension and entrance lodge | ||
| Hamish Haldane Haswell-Smith | D | 1973 | Hostel extension and entrance lodge | ||
| Haswell-Smith & Partners | D | 1973 | Hostel extension and entrance lodge | ||
| John Alexander Smith | D | 1973 | Hostel extension and entrance lodge | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scottish National Institution for War Blinded | Follwing purchase of the estate in 1944 |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Linburn House Estate, Housing for the Blind | In 1944, further arrangements were required for those Scots blinded in the Second World War, and Linburn, situated outside Edinburgh, was purchased as an expanded Training Centre where seven workshops were established to teach the men and women various craft skills. Houses were built for the married men in the spacious grounds and a hostel, which incorporated a seven-bedded ward for those requiring medical attention, was established. (The hostel facility no longer operates) Drawings in the Lorimer collection date from 1948 to 1952 |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1892 | 491 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 5 March 1948 | p293 - alterations | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Hamish Haswell-Smith | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on website | Sent October 2011 | |
| Courtesy of James Robertson Laidlaw | Information sent to Dictionary | Sent April 2010 | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | ID 200657 | |