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Basic Site Details

Warriston Crescent
Edinburgh
A listed
1-4 (Inclusive Nos) A Listed
5-33 (Inclusive Nos) A Listed
51 and 53 B Listed

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Terraced houseNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Warriston Crescent

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Proposed1807Feued as part of Alexander Henderson of Warriston\'s estate, laid out for building by James Gillespie Graham in 1807
Build/construction18091830Nos 51-53 Warriston Crescent
Build/construction18171830Nos 5-33 Warriston Crescent
Proposed1960LLate 1960s six-lane highway proposal which would have obliterated the crescent. The ring road would have also destroyed or impinged on many other important buildings and would have felled thousands of mature trees

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
James Gillespie GrahamAArchitect1807
James Gillespie GrahamAArchitect18091830Nos 51-53 Warriston Crescent
James Gillespie GrahamAArchitect18171830Nos 5-33 Warriston Crescent
Francis ('Frank') R DinnisBEngineer1960LCity Engineer who proposed ring road
Thomas Tunstall HewitsonBTown Planner1960LProposed ring road

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books LtdAppears on Kirkwood's 1817 plan with a central section (approximately Nos 8-19) complete. p581.

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Sunday Times, Scotland2004/08/01p10.2 ECOSSEGlasgow's Doomsday Scenario: Edinburgh's ring road proposals from the late 1960s are discussed