Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Street plan(?)

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Chessels Court
	Morocco Land
	Royal Mile

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1 August 1952		Scheme accepted	Plans accepted by Housing Committee: 'The plans deal with the Chessel's Court-Morocco Land area in the Canongate, and propose the restoration of the mid-18th century buildings of Pirie's Close and Chessel's Court, on the south side of the street, the reproduction of the building formerly known as Morocco land on the north side and the building of several new buildings in keeping with the old.' (Builder, 01.08.52)
	15 August 1952 *		Scheme accepted	Corporation approval given to scheme for development, to include 100 houses, 10 shops, and an arcade
	1956	1957	Reconstruction
	1960		Won award or awards	Civic Trust Award for the redevelopment of Tolbooth and Morocco Land areas, Canongate. (Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee, 1972)
	1967		Won award or awards	Chessel's Court recieved a commendation from Civic Trust

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	Robert Philip Andrew Hurd			1952 *	1957	Redevelopment
	Ian McKerron Begg		A	1952	1957	Redevelopment

* earliest date known from documented sources.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee	1972	Annual Visit to Housing Developments		Pillans and Wilson Ltd, Edinburgh
	Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	1996	A History of Scottish Architecture			p574
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p7 Tolbooth Area Redevelopment; Morocco Land; Chessel's Court p8 Image of Chessel's Court when newly completed in 1966 p160-1 Chessel's Court

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	1 August 1952			p180
	Builder	15 August 1952			p248