Doors Open Day Edinburgh 2006, Visiting Scottish Capital Historic Buildings Information
Doors Open Day 2006 Edinburgh Architecture
Access to Key Scottish Capital Properties
30 Sep 2006
The Cockburn Association, Trunk’s Close, 55 High St, Edinburgh: 0131 557 8686
Doors Open Day Edinburgn Buildings
for 2006 – alphabetical
Doors Open Days Edinburgh Architecture in 2006
Alternatively, listed by Venue Number:
Doors Open Day buildings for 2006 online September:
Central Garage, Lothian Buses Plc
1922-34
Annandale Street
G M Holmes, E J MacRae
7 Lochside View
–
Edinburgh Park
Allan Murray Architects
Corstorphine Police Station
–
28 Meadowplace Road
Campbell & Arnott
Ashworth Laboratories, Natural History Museum (Aubrey Manning Gallery)
1927
University of Edinburgh: King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh
John F Matthew
Marketing Suite, Park Centre
1995
5 Lochside Place, Edinburgh Park
Campbell & Arnott
University of Edinburgh: The Chancellor’s Building
2002
49 Little France Crescent
–
Royal Observatory
1892-94
Blackford Hill
W W Robertson
British Geological Survey
1977
Murchison House, West Mains Road
Property Services Agency
Edinburgh World Heritage Trust
1796
5 & 28 Charlotte Square
Robert Adam
28 Charlotte Square, National Trust for Scotland (HLF)
28 Charlotte Square
Robert Adam, Robert Reid
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
1819, altered 1830-40
15 Rutland Square
Archibald Elliot, John Tait
Scottish Arts Club
1830, 1895
24 Rutland Square
John Tait
St John’s Church
1818
Princes Street
William Burn
St Mark’s Unitarian Church
1835
7 Castle Terrace
David Bryce
Royal Lyceum Theatre
1883-1996
Grindlay Street
C J Phipps
Greyfriars Kirk
1620
Greyfriars Place
–
Anatomy Lecture Theatre & Anatomy Resource Centre
1874
University of Edinburgh, Doorway 3, Medical School, Teviot Place
Robert Rowand Anderson
Reid Concert Hall
1859
Bristo Square
Professor John Donaldson
Central Mosque
1998
50 Potterow
Basil Bayati
Augustine United Church
1861
George IV Bridge
JMW & JM Hay
National Library of Scotland
1934-55
George IV Bridge
Reginald Fairlie
Central Library
1890
George IV Bridge
George Washington Brown
Crocket’s Land
1700
91-93 West Bow
–
St Davids Tower
–
Edinburgh Castle
–
HBOS Headquarters
1863
The Mound
David Bryce
Stills Gallery
23 Cockburn Street
Reiach and Hall Architects
–
Dolphin House
1788-90
4 Hunter Square
John Baxter jnr
University of Edinburgh: Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College
–
South Bridge
–
University of Edinburgh: Playfair Library Hall
1789-1827
Old College, University of Edinburgh
Robert Adam, William Playfair, Robert Rowand Anderson
South Bridge
St Cecilia’s Hall Museum of Instruments
1763
Niddry Street, Cowgate
Robert Mylne
Breakfast Mission
2000 conversion
Richard Murphy Architects
15 Old Fishmarket Close
2000 conversion
Richard Murphy Architects
Cockburn Association
16C
Trunk’s Close, 55 High Street
–
Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House
1916
Trunk’s Close, 55 High Street
–
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High Street
Malcolm Fraser
2006
University of Edinburgh: Old Moray House
1618
174 Canongate
–
Scottish Poetry Library
1999
5 Crichton’s Close, 112 Canongate
Malcolm Fraser Architects
Parliament House
1637, 1803
Parliament Square
John Scott, Robert Reid
St Andrew’s and St George’s Church
1780’s
13 George Street
–
Edinburgh SNP Club
1824
First flat left, 16 North St Andrew Street
David Paton
St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral
1813-91
Broughton Street
J. Gillespie Graham, John Biggar, Buchan & Bennett
Museum Collection Centre
–
10 Broughton Street
–
French Institute Library
1822
13 Randolph Crescent
James Gillespie Graham
11 Grosvenor Crescent, Ground and Basement Flat
–
11 Grosvenor Crescent
–
Edinburgh Society of Musicians
1891
3 Belford Road
George Washington Brown
Maggie’s Centre
1996; 2001
The Stables, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South
Richard Murphy Architects
Muirhouse St Andrews Parish Church
1963
Pennywell Gardens
Howard Taylor
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
–
15a Pennywell Court, Muirhouse
Zoo Architects
The Mary Erskine School
c. 1800
Ravelstone House
Alexander Leith
4 Brighouse Park Gait
2006
Caer Amon, Cramond
Richard Murphy Architects
RGA Consulting
Georgian; conversion in 2005
7 Dean Bank Lane
Conversion by Brennan and Wilson
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
–
25 Hawthornvale
–
Alien Rock – Old St Andrews Church
19C, refurbished
8 Pier Place, Newhaven (Granton)
–
Seafield Crematorium
1939
Seafield Road
–
Edinburgh Printmakers
–
23 Union Street
–
Nelson Hall Community Centre
1913
5 Spittalfield Crescent
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Harmeny School
1906-07; redeveloped 1999
Mansfield Road, Balerno
R R Anderson, Robert Lorimer; Richard Murphy Architects
Morningside Parish Church
1890, 1901
Cluny Gardens/ Braid Road
Hippolyte Blanc
Laudate House – Church of the German Speaking Congregation in Edinburgh
1967
1 Chalmers Cresent
George Garson
Craiglockhart Campus
19th century
Glenlockhart Road
various architects
St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church
1889
Colinton
Robert Rowand Anderson
Thomas Thomson House
1994
99 Bankhead Crossway North
Building Design Partnership
Riddle’s Court
1590
322 Lawnmarket
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Links to many of the above buildings : Tours
Doors Open Day Edinburgh – some buildings opened in 2005:
Scottish Capital Building Designs
Contemporary Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Doors Open Day Edinburgh is generally in the last week of September
Sixty seven Edinburgh buildings were open to the public as part of Doors Open Day 2004 – the largest number ever.
The Cockburn Association organised Doors Open Day annually
Visiting Glasgow Buildings
Doors Open Day Glasgow is generally in mid-September
Contact Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT), 42 Miller St, Glasgow
THE SCOTTISH CIVIC TRUST
The Tobacco Merchant’s House, 42 Miller Street, Glasgow
0141-221-1466 / [email protected]
Doors Open Day – Architecture Link
Doors Open Day : Glasgow
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