Basic Site Details
| Name: | Gresham Life Assurance and Merchant Company offices |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Gresham Insurance Buildings | ||
| Scottish Amicable Insurance Co | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Frederick Street | Yes | |
| 71, George Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1908 | |||
| 1931 | Alterations for the Scottish Amicable Insurance Co | ||
| August 1949 | Addition | Warrant granted for the extension of property costing £6,000. | |
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 | |
| Alexander Lorimer | A | 1908 | As chief assistant to T P Marwick | ||
| John Alexander McWilliam | A | 1908 | As assistant to Thomas Purves Marwick | ||
| Thomas Craigie Marwick | A | 1908 | As assistant to his father T P Marwick | ||
| Thomas Purves Marwick | A | 1908 | |||
| David John Chisholm | B | 1931 | Alterations for the Scottish Amicable Insurance Co | ||
| J M Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | B | 1931 | Alterations for the Scottish Amicable Insurance Co | ||
| William James Walker Todd | B | 1931 | Alterations for the Scottish Amicable Insurance Co | ||
| Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson | C | 1949 | Extension of premises. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scottish Amicable Building Society | Granted warrant for extensions in August 1949. |
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 | p303 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 5 August 1949 | p184 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30102 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1930/26/8 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Lorimer: L v19 no1425; Thomas Craigie Marwick: L v19 no1452 | |