Architecture Notes
Event ID 780463
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
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NMRS REFERENCE:
PLANS:
Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh survey
Bin 23, Bag 1 n/d
REFERENCE:
Sources: Dean of Guild Bundle 1809 January-July 20.4.1809
Pet. Dr James Hamilton. Physician.
St Andrew Square, North side
Plan and elevation, not signed, minor alterations
Sources: Dean of Guild 5.8.1813
Pet. Ebenezer Gilchrist - manager for British Linen Co
St Andrew Square
House immediately to south of present banking house
Elevation and plan unsigned
To alter door to window
Sources: Dean of Guild 12.8.1813
Pet Frederick Sholtz, clothier and habit maker
West side St Andrew Square
"...two under flats of a tenement built by John Young, wright..."
Elevation enclosed, but showing tenement of four floors, unsigned
Minor alteration - window
Sources: Dean of Guild 16.4.1814
Pet. William Sommers
St Andrew Square - corner with Clyde Street
2 elevations - fronting St Andrew Square - with alterations to shop - shows
whole building
- fronting Clyde Street. All signed William Bryce.
Sources: Dean of Guild 2.6.1814
Pet. George Bell, surgeon
St Andrew Square - see other refs
Minor alterations - storm windows
Plan and elevation signed Thos Brown, Surveyor
Edinburgh, St. Andrew Square.
Gladstone Memorial.
REFERENCE:
Robert Robertson
Edinburgh. House, NE corner of St Andrew Square
Particulars from Robertson, architect, 1774
(Edinburgh Evening Courant, Feb 12, 1774)
[Described as "architect" in Edinburgh Street Directory for 1778-9]
Edinburgh House. St Andrew Square, on S corner with George St
"lately built and finished by Wm Kay builder"
(Edinburgh Evening Courant, Jan 25, 1779)
Edinburgh, St Andrew Square, Alexander & Bucephalus Monument.
Photograph Album no 195: photographs by G.W. Wilson & Co.
Acc no: 1997/61.
p 26 'Alexander & Beucephalus' 44 J.P. seen from South.
p 133 another print of the same.
[later moved to City Chambers]
Information does not seem to be in album - 18.1.2000.
Ed. Ev. Courant April 6th 1778
Inf. from John Gifford.
House, adjoining S corner of George Street, St. Andrew Square
"First (ground) floor, containing dining-room, 21 feet 8 inches by 18 feet, and 12 feet 3 inches high, pannell'd round above the surbase, and painted green with enriched mouldings, and entablatures painted white and picked with green, and an elegant marble chimney-piece and superb ornament above the same; a study or breakfast parlour, neatly fitted up, with marble chimney-piece, mock Indian paper, and enriched entablature; a waiting-closet, and butler's closet, and lobby. Second story, containing drawing-room, of same dimensions with the dining-room, hung with Indian paper above hte surbase, with a rich Sicilian marble chimney-piece and ornamental frame. The French taste, and highly-finished entablature; lady's room, and chamber, and bed-closet; and above are three bed-rooms, with dressing and other closets. all well papered, painted, and highly finished. And the garret-storey is neatly laid out with nursery, bed-rooms, and closets."
"The whole of the plastering was finished eleven months past"
(proprietor- William * Shakespeare Square)
Jan 5th 1782 Edinburgh Evening Courant
House advetised for sale
Excellent house NW corner of St Andrew Square belonging to the Earl of Buchan. 2 large flats whole genteely painted and papered.
NMRS REFERENCE
43 St Andrew Square, House for General Scott
Architect: Robert Adam 1774-1775 designs of house for Major General Scott
Gladstone Monument.
Moved in February 1956 to Coates Crescent from St Andrew Square
Architect: Pittendrigh MacGillivray
NMRS PRINT ROOM
Inglis Photograph Collection
2 general views and details including background views of the square (6 prints). Acc No 1994/90
Miscellaneous file: article
Colin McWilliam Collection
Rough Biro sketch Acc No 1991/53
Missing at time of upgrade, 1.2.2000.
NMRS REFERENCE
Corporation Buildings
Architect: James McLaren 1865 unexecuted
Stock Exchange
Architect: John McLachlan 1890
Exact location unknown at time of upgrade, 1.2.2000.
Edinburgh, St Andrew Square & George Street.
NMRS REFERENCE.
PLANS:
Dick Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh, alts.
Attic 2, Bin 5, Bag 3.
Dick Peddie and Walker Todd, 1927.
