Basic Site Details
| Name: | Piershill Council Housing |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 342 houses on site of Piershill Barracks. The most European plan of MacRae's housing - but traditional Scottish in design. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 1-16, Piershill Square East | Yes | |
| 1-21, Portobello Road | Yes | |
| 2-12, Restalrig Road South | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1936 | Design exhibited | ||
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 | |
| Andrew Rollo | 1935 | 1938 | |||
| James Archibald Tweedie | 1935 | 1938 | |||
| Malcolm Murchison | 1935 | 1938 | |||
| Ebenezer James MacRae | A | 1936 | 1938 | As City Architect | |
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | A | 1936 | 1938 | ||
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 | p566 | |
| Johnson, Jim and Rosenburg, Lou | 2010 | Renewing Old Edinburgh: the Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes | Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing | p169 | |
| RSA | 1936 | 738 | |||
| Steven Robb | 2017 | Ebenezer MacRae and Interwar Housing in Edinburgh | Vol.13 | The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Official Architect | 1941 | pp427-429 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 49047 | |