Edinburgh, Adam Square, General

Demolished for the building of the South Bridge, 1785.

ARCHITECT: John Adam 1761

REFERENCE:

Dean of Guild:

1 July 1761

Warrant to erect a building - plan of ground and building.

REFERENCE: CITY ARCHITECT'S PLAN STORE

Drawer No 28 -contains an old plan of portion of Old Town between Tron Church and Adam Square (noted as produced at meeting of Works Committee of Improvement Trust on 9th October 1872, signed by David Cousin). The date of the plan would appear to be just before the building of the South Bridge was begun in 1785 as red lines on the plan indicate the proposed original line of the Bridge.

Photostat copy of the above plan is held in the NMRS.

NMRS Miscellaneous:

Edinburgh Evening Courant, Jan 23, 1764

2 Houses, Adam Square, Edinburgh

'Two new elegant houses, built by Mr Adams Architect'

NMRS Plans:

Egat's Map, 1768 - 'Mr Adam's New Buildings'

Ainslie's Map 1804 - 'Adam's Square'

See under 'Old Town' - Plan between Tron Church and Adam Square just before 1785.

NMRS REFERENCE:

Historical File:

3 pages of text giving details of evolution of Adam Square - filed under 'ADAM SQUARE'

Edinburgh, Adam Square.

Edinburgh Room, Central Library, Edinburgh.

2 houses, Adam Square, Edinburgh.

"Two new elegant houses, built by Mr Adams Architect"

(Edinburgh Evening Courant, Jan 23, 1764)