Basic Site Details

Name: Corner tenement with shops, 1-2 Lynedoch Place and 2-4 Drumsheugh Place
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: For the alterations of 1910, the DPM catalogue reads nos 1 & 3. It seems unlikely as these are not adjacent - probably nos 1 & 2.

In NMRS Survey of private collections, it seems that Watherston was involved at various different stages - perhaps sometimes as builder and sometimes as architect as well as builder.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Terraced house  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 22-4, Drumsheugh PlaceYes 
Item 2 of 21-2, Lynedoch PlaceYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418761877 Date of first proposal - contract drawings. According to NMRS these are for 1-2 Lynedoch Place
Item 2 of 4c. 1880c. 1881 Date of drawings
Item 3 of 41908  Plans for alterations to shops
Item 4 of 41910  Alterations

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 11James Watherston C1876 Date of initial drawings - possibly contract drawings
Item 2 of 11John Watherston & Sons C1876 Date of initial drawings - possibly contract drawings
Item 3 of 11William Watherston C1876 Date of initial drawings - possibly contract drawings
Item 4 of 11James Watherston B18801881Possibly building to a Peddie & Kinnear design
Item 5 of 11John Watherston & Sons B18801881Possibly building to a Peddie & Kinnear design
Item 6 of 11William Watherston B18801881Possibly building to a Peddie & Kinnear design
Item 7 of 11John Watherston & Sons D1908 Alterations to shops
Item 8 of 11Robert Henderson Watherston D1908 Alterations to shops
Item 9 of 11J M Dick Peddie & Forbes Smith A1910 Alterations
Item 10 of 11James Forbes Smith A1910 Alterations
Item 11 of 11John More Dick Peddie A1910 Alterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp374

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 5Edinburgh City ArchivesEdinburgh Dean of Guild  
Item 2 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register29274 
Item 3 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDick Peddie and McKay Collection DPM 1910/38/2
Item 4 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection  
Item 5 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSWatherston Collection EDD 464/1-4 (the dates on these drawings do not match other evidence). EDD 720/8-32 (1880 drawings)