Basic Site Details
| Name: | Granton Mains Council housing |
| Town, district or village: | Granton Mains |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Built in three phases from 1932 to 1938. Edinburgh Corporation purchased 118 acres of farm land from the Buccleuch family to build houses at Granton Mains, Pennywell and West Pilton in 1935 Phase 1 - Between wardie and Crewe Road. Phase II - Wardieburn Phase III - Royston Mains |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1935 | |||
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 | |
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | A | 1932 | 1938 | George Clark Robb responsible for layout and design of buildings at Royston | |
| George Clark Robb | A | 1935 | As Architect in Edinburgh City Architect's Department. designed layout of Granton and Royston Mains. Designed many of the tenements in Royston Mains. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| 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 | |
| North Edinburgh News | May 1998 | 182 | p6 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Personal information from Steven M Robb, English Heritage - George Clark Robb's great-nephew | |