Basic Site Details
| Name: | Edmonstone House |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Castle style |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Old Dalkeith Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1821 | John Swinton to be contractor | ||
| c. 1830 | Addition | Drawing room | |
| 1950s | Destruction/demolition | ||
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 | |
| Archibald Elliot | c. 1821 | Plans, Stable court and offices | |||
| William Burn | B | c. 1830 | Drawing room | ||
| John Swinton | c. 1831 | Unclear what his role was and the date. | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Wauchope, Colonel John | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| New Statistical Account of Scotland | New Statistical Account of Scotland | vi, p364 | |||
| Small, J | 1883 | Castles and Mansions of the Lothians | volume ii | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Manuscripts | MS/132/7 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Notman Collection Drawings | Roll 13a (Stable court and offices) | |