Records of Groves-Raines Architects Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland
551 85
Description Records of Groves-Raines Architects Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland
Collection Records of Groves-Raines Architects Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 85
Category All Other
Scope and Content The collection comprises material from projects by Groves-Raines Architects, including: a model of the Glasgow Garden Festival Pavilion, 1988; conservation report on the Inveravon Pictish stones and a conservation management plan for Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. The collection also includes photographs of notable buildings, such as Rockville, recorded by Groves-Raines prior to its demolition.
Archive History The collection comprises multiple small accessions.
System of Arrangement The collection is arranged by accession.
Access Conditions There are no restrictions upon access.
Administrative History An architectural practice based in Edinburgh, this originated in a partnership formed in 1971 between Nicholas Groves-Raines and Edwin Johnston and Alec Brown. In 1972 this became Johnston Groves-Raines, in 1977 Groves-Raines and Spens, in 1979 Nicholas Groves-Raines Architects, and in 2007 Groves Raines-Architects Ltd. The practice specialises in the conservation and sustainable reuse of historic buildings. Projects include Lamb's House, Leith: Edgehill, East Lothian; Vaila, Shetland; Lennox Tower, Liberton. For further details see: http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=401009
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