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Architecture Notes
Event ID 837703
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/837703
NT27NE 45 centred on 2670 7630
NMRS REFERENCE:
J & J Todd & Son, Leith
The National Trust Survey (1938) mentions the Citadel, Andrew Lamb's House, St Ninian's Steeple, and No.38 Quality Street as being the most outstanding of the old buildings of interest in Leith.
Classification: 3A, 4B, 4C houses.
Photographs - No.38 Quality St., Kirkgate, 36-43 the Shore. 4 plates. National Trust Survey Midlothian (Leith) List Numbers 5, 8, 9.
Leith, The Cottage
NMRS SLIDES:
1 colour slide, missing at time of upgrade (27.5.1999).
Edinburgh, Leith Mission Halls.
ARCHITECT: Malcom Stark.
Precise location uncertain at time of upgrade 21.12.1999.
Edinburgh, Leith Spurgeon Memorial Temple.
ARCHITECT: D.A. Crombie 1893, Edinburgh.
Precise location unceertain at time of upgrade 21.12.1999.
Edinburgh, Leith Drawbridge.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1807, June - December. 30.7.1807
Pet. James Fyfe, Builder (1 Antigua St. PO Directory).
Drawbridge - West end between South and North Leith, South side.
Plan and elevation. Signed by architect - Alexander Stevens.
J & J Todd & Son, Leith
PLANS:
Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh alts
Thos McCrae 1936
PLANS:
Dick Peddie & McKay, Edinburgh alts
Dick Peddie, McKay & Jamieson 1951
NMRS PRINTROOM:
Inglis Photograph Collection, Acc no 1994/90
Two detailed plans of shore/dock are showing sewage plan and proposed overflow.
Edinburgh, Leith Mission Halls.
ARCHITECT: Malcom Stark.
Precise location uncertain at time of upgrade 21.12.1999.
Edinburgh, Leith Spurgeon Memorial Temple.
ARCHITECT: D. A. Crombie 1893, Edinburgh.
Precise location uncertain at time of upgrade 21.12.1999.
Edinburgh, Leith, unidentified church.
DC 6709 South Leith - church graded gallery land plan.
Black ink and watercolour, scale 1"-6'.
Dated December 1820, signed Thomas Brown.
816 x 610, YDA 2454 L 533.
Acc.No 1986/9.
Permission to reproduce: City Archivist.
Edinburgh, Leith, row of unidentified houses.
Sources: Dean of Guild 20.1.1814
James Thomson, builder in Leith.
Near the golfhouse, Leith.
Plan and elevations unsigned.
Row of houses, five pairs of entrance doors.
Edinburgh, house (property of Thomas Muir and James Cant, wrights), foot of Leith Walk. Particulars from David Henderson, architect, 1768.
(Edinburgh Evening Courant, May 30, 1768).
Edinburgh, Leith.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1811 14.3.1811
Pet. Peter and Christopher Wood. Sands of Leith. Warehouses for Whalefishing trade.
Plan and elevations.
Edinburgh, Leith.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1811. 14.3.1811
Pet. Peter and Christopher Wood.
Sands of Leith.
Warehouses for Whalefishing trade.
Plan and elevation elevation encl. Initialled P. and C. Wood.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1813. January - June 8.4.1813
Pet. Matthew Allan, Druggist, with concurrence of J. Barclay of the Custom Leith, his landlord.
Alterations to shop front.
Plan and elevation encl. Signed J.B.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1811. 11.4.1811
Pet. of Messrs. Corbet and Borthwick and Co., Merchants, Leith.
Wet docks of Leith - near.
Plan and elevation of warehouse - towards wet dock.
- towards citadel.
Signed as a true copy by John Paterson.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1811. 23.5.1811
Pet. Messrs. Douglas and Brodie, merchants in Leith. Wet Docks, Leith, South side.
Warehouse.
Plan and elevation encl. - "Compared with the original John Paterson".
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1815. July - December 15.7.1813
Pet. Wauchope and Moodie, wine merchants, Leith.
"The old Marble Yard, Leith, bounded by -
on North-East prop. of Robt. Anderson.
on North-West prop. of Ellis Martin.
on South-East by Great Road from St. Bernards Street to the sands.
Plan and elevation, warehouses and cellars etc. unsigned.
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1815. July - December 19.8.1813
Pet. David Ogilvy, for Edinburgh Roperie Co. Leith.
Within their property near the Links.
Proposed to demolish and re-erect warehouse etc.
Plan and elevation. Unsigned.
Sources: Dean of Guild 14.10.1813
Pet. William Aitchison of Dunsmore.
Leith, tenement formerly the Weigh House - precise location unknown at time of upgrade, 8.2.2000
Proposed hatchways into cellars at front of building.
Plan and elevation, unsigned.
Shows two floor five door tenement with entry marked "to Ramsay and Williamsons".
Sources: Dean of Guild 2.6.1814
Pet. John Martin, Merchant in Queensferry.
Corner tenement fronting the Citadel of Leith, near to the West end of therof - - precise location unknown at time of upgrade, 8.2.2000
Minor alterations - door.
Plan of whole tenement unsigned.
