Basic Site Details Name: | Pilrig House | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Mansion house | | | | Tower house | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 30, Pilrig House Close | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | | | Gifted to the city in 1941, though by 1955 Edinburgh Corporation Welfare Committee could find no use for the building (Edinburgh Today, 1955) | | 1638 | | Build/construction | Built originally for Gilbert Kirkwood, subsequently owned by the Balfour family of Pilrig | | 1828 | | Addition | | | 1970 | | Damage | Fire c1970, interiors destroyed | | 1984 | 1985 | Restoration | Restoration of 3-storey and an attic L-Plan tower house to form six flats. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | William Burn | | B | 1828 | | Additions for James Balfour | | Michael Laird & Partners | | A | 1984 | 1985 | Restoration of 3-storey and an attic L-Plan tower house to form six flats. | | Roy Stewart Milne | | A | 1984 | 1985 | Restoration of 3-storey and an attic L-Plan tower house to form six flats. Architect in charge. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Balfour, James | Client for 1828 work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Balfour-Melville, Barbara | 1907 | The Balfours of Pilrig | | Edinburgh | p214 | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Today | 1955 | 12 | 42 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, 2 | p6 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Roy S Milne | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent June 2015 |
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