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Standing Building Recording
Event ID 1125053
Category Recording
Type Standing Building Recording
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1125053
NT 26724 76990 A standing building survey of the former Henry Robb’s Shipyard paint shed was required before its removal to a new location. The former Grade 2 Listed Building required a Level 2 survey which included photographic and laser scan survey. The work was undertaken in June 2019.
The building was a detached structure with a pitched roof and was completely built using riveted steel plate on steel frames. The walls incorporated re-used steel that would have been readily available within the shipyard. Originally designed and in use as a shipyard paint store, the building had been rebuilt in its present location close to the Ocean Terminal shopping centre. The shed was last used as an art gallery, requiring the ground floors to be dry lined. The first floor was accessed by a new wooden staircase but the walls on this floor were not lined, exposing the interior of the riveted plating. The fenestration comprised re-used watertight cabin windows and traditional portholes.
Archive: NRHE (intended). Reports lodged with City of Edinburgh Council HER
Funder: Muckle Brig Ltd
Michael Cressey and Graeme Carruthers − CFA Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES Vol 21)
