Basic Site Details
| Name: | Harefield |
| Town, district or village: | Colinton |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | House dated 1928 Economically planned, having two public room, four bedrooms and garage incorporated and all the usual offices, this house is built of local brick, roughcast, with red brick dressings and steps (also local). The roof is covered with brown-red tiles and the walls are finished cream. Special attention has been given to the internal fittings, the woodwork being treated to show all the natural figuring. The electric fittings are all wall fittings of original design. Standard cottage iron casements fitted in wood frames are used throughout. The architect is Mr M M Ochterlony [Builder 26 April 1929 p764] |
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 | |
| 3, West Carnethy Avenue | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1928 | |||
| 24 February 1928 | Plans dated | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) Matthew Montgomerie Ochterlony | 1928 | ||||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Smith, Miss Alice | |
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 | p522 | |
| RSA | 1929 | 652 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 26 April 1929 | CXXXVI | p764 - notes, p770 - illustration | |
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 | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Matthew Montgomerie Ochterlony: F no3077 (box 16) | |