Basic Site Details
| Name: | Central Telephone Exchange |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Telephone exchange | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Rose Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1901 | 1903 | ||
| Before 1914 | Alterations at rear | ||
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 | |
| Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes | 1901 | 1903 | |||
| Arthur John Marshall | A | After 1903 | Before 1911 | Alterations at rear - as assistant to W T Oldrieve in H M Office of Works, Edinburgh | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | A | After 1903 | Before 1911 | Alterations at rear. With Oldrieve as Architect for Scotland in the Office of Works | |
| William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve) | A | 1904 | Before 1911 | Alterations at rear. Oldrieve as Architect for Scotland in the Office of Works | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| National Telephone Company | |
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 | p322 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIAS Quarterly | 1922 | 2 | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | Plans 1902 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27724 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Arthur John Marshall: L v25 no2024 | |