Basic Site Details
| Name: | 28 West Port |
| Town, district or village: | Old Town |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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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 | |
| 28, West Port | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| May 1929 | Plan of tenement to be demolished and plans for tenement of six new houses | ||
| 1936 | |||
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 | |
| Alfred Hugh Mottram | 1929 | ||||
| Ebenezer James MacRae | 1936 | ||||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Welfare Housing Trust | Client for Mottram work |
| Edinburgh West Ark Housing Trust | Client for E J MacRae work |
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 | p270 | |
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 | Dunn and Findlay Collection | DC 10053-57 (for Mottram plans) | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alfred Hugh Mottram: F no3534 (box 25) | |