Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Tenement

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	5-19; 25-33, 24-28, West Nicolson Street

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	August 1969		Proposed	Proposed clearance of this street
	September 1972			The Corporation were taken to Public Enquiry; The South Side Association contended that the houses could be improved rather than demolished

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 Corporation Housing Department			1969	1973	Senior Sanitary Inspector John Bertram
	Thomas Tunstall Hewitson			1970(?)		Stated that the buildings on West Nicolson Street did not have sufficient intrinsic architectural or historic interest to warrant their place on the Building Preservation Notices

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Peacock, Helen; Emslie, Douglas; Barratt, oliver; Jones, Barry; Primeau, Steve;	1974	Forgotten South Side		Edinburgh	p31