Architecture Notes

Event ID 763924

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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SRO

Account of their erection given in typewritten M.S. "History of Assembly Rooms" 1781-1926. Refusal by Record Office of site. offer by Town Council of site accepted.

Architect: John Henderson followed by david Henderson.

1781-1786

GD1/377/33

Proposed New Assembly Rooms in George Street

Minutes of the meetings of subscribers.

They concern the acceptance of Plans by John Henderson, Architect (D.1786) and the problem of execution for the amount estimated. Andrew Long appointed as mason and William Wright as carpenter.

1781-1782

GD110/1201 (Cross reference GD15/798)

One of printed copied sent to subscribers (Hamilton-Dalrymple of N. Berwick)

Edinburgh. Proposal to build new Assembly Rooms.

Letter from Lord Graham to David Erskine CS

He asks David Erskine to pay his subscription of 60 guineas to wards teh cost of the undertaking

1783

GD 220/6/1575/14

State of Accounts of the New Assembly Rooms.

The arbiters have now ascertained the sum to be paid to the creditors of Messers Henderson, Architects and are therefore able to lay a correct statement of debt before the Proprietors.

Printed

1796

GD150/3532/20