Edinburgh, Crewe Toll, 1-3 Crewe Road North And Ferry Road, Ferranti
Works (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Crewe Toll, 1-3 Crewe Road North And Ferry Road, Ferranti
Classification Works (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bae Systems Avionics; Gec Ferranti; Gec Marconi; Marconi Electronic Systems
Canmore ID 156779
Site Number NT27NW 302
NGR NT 22858 75799
NGR Description and NT 23076 75861
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/156779
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NW 302.00 22858 75799 and 23076 75861
NT27NW 302.01 2295 7580 Air-raid shelters
Built in 1954 (designed by D H Bamber) the building comprises an 'L'-plan three-storeyed research and laboratory block built from brick and reinforced concrete, at the SE corner of which there is a tower. Photographed by RCAHMS in 2001 because of potential plans to redevelop the site.
Information from RCAHMS
MKO 2001
C McKean (1992), 'RIAS Illustrated Buide - Edinburgh', p156
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (8 October 2002)
Five fighter jets in miniature fan out from behind BAE sign on double stainless steel 'jet streams'.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : On blue/red rectangle in white letters: BAE / SYSTEMS
Signatures : None
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0634)