Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kirkgate Housing, Phases I, II and III |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Kirkgate | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| June 1967 | Build/construction | Phase I. 14 houses. Cost £97,000 | |
| December 1968 | Build/construction | Phase II. 247 houses. Cost £1,016,000 | |
| 22 December 1961 | Scheme accepted | approval given for 298 houses per Builder p1205 | |
| 1972 | Plans submitted to Dean of Guild | Kirkgate Phase III - designed by Alison and Hutchison & Partners. Plans with the Dean of Guild Court for the approval of 3 blocks of flats comprising 42 units. | |
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 | |
| Harry Horace Macdonald | A | Early 1960s | December 1968 | Phases I and II - partner in charge | |
| Robert Forbes Hutchison | A | Early 1960s | 1972 | As senior partner - all three phases | |
| Alison & Hutchison & Partners | B | Early 1960s | 1972 | All three phases | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 December 1961 | p1205 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Harry Horace Macdonald: F no7158 (Combined Box 176) | |