Basic Site Details
| Name: | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Department of Zoology |
| Town, district or village: | Mayfield |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of laboratory £320,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Faculty building | ||
| University | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Mayfield Road | Yes | |
| West Mains Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1927 | 1929 | Build/construction | |
| 1928 | Design exhibited | ||
| April 1968 | Addition | Five-storey research laboratory by Architecture Research Unit | |
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 | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | A | 1927 | Matthew mainly responsible | ||
| John Fraser Matthew | A | 1927 | 1929 | Mainly responsible | |
| Lorimer & Matthew | A | 1927 | 1929 | Matthew mainly responsible | |
| George Hay | A | 1928 | 1929 | As apprentice to Lorimer & Matthew | |
| (Professor) Charles Calthorpe Robertson | B | April 1968 | Laboratory for Department of Zoology - as Director of ARU | ||
| Edinburgh University Housing Research Unit (HRU) / Architecture Research Unit (ARU) | B | April 1968 | Laboratory for Department of Zoology - as Director of ARU | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hussey, Christopher | 1931 | The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer KBE, ARA, RSA | London: Country Life | p89 | |
| Royal Academy exhibitors | 19288, no 1324 | ||||
| RSA | 1929 | 638 | |||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p178 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 31 May 1929 | CXXXVI | p990 - notes. pp997-999 (illustration, plan) | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44230 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | MSS 73/31 (Specification of electrical work). LOR E/105 | |
| Professor Charles Robertson's CV | Information sent from Professor Charles Robertson to Yvonne Hillyard, October 2010 | ||