Basic Site Details
| Name: | Caledonian Railway Station |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Railway | ||
| Hotel | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lothian Road | Yes | |
| Rutland Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1890 | |||
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 | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1890 | |||
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1890 | |||
| Kinnear & Peddie | A | 1890 | |||
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 | |
| Caledonian Hotel | Also Edinburgh Parcel Office (all part of the one project); Parcel Office section now demolished. The hotel comprised 5 bedroom floors containing 191 bedrooms and 12 sitting rooms for the public. The first and second bedroom floors each had a corridor 317 feet long. 70 bedrooms for staff on the attic floor. Contractor for repairs in 1980s: Formasons |
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Caledonian Railway Station and Hotel | This scheme was abandoned. Temporary station only built |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1891 | 546 | |||
| RSA | 1892 | 527 | |||
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 | Drawings Collection | ||