Basic Site Details
| Name: | Goldbergs department store |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £600,000 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shop | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| High Riggs | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1960 | 1962 | Build/construction | |
| 1962(?) | Opened | ||
| November 1992 | Alteration/conversion | planning application submitted to convert the former department store into 98,000 sq ft of open plan office space. Unclear if carried out. | |
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 | |
| Alexander ('Sandy') MacCallum (or McCallum) Brown | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| Donald Hood Cattanach | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| Frank Wood Johnston | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| J & F Johnston | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| James Stewart Johnston | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| Thomas Inglis | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| William Barclay | A | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| Abercromby Property Group | B | November 1992 | Submitted planning application for conversion to offices. | ||
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 | p267 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 11 May 1962 | p997 | ||
| Commercial and Industrial - Property Review | 11 November 1992 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Information sent to DSA website | Information from Paula Dixon, daughter of William Barclay | Sent September 2007 | |