Edinburgh, 60 Belford Road, Douglas House, Sloan’s Garage
Garage (Late 19th Century) - (Late 20th Century), Office (Late 20th Century) - (21st Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 60 Belford Road, Douglas House, Sloan’s Garage
Classification Garage (Late 19th Century) - (Late 20th Century), Office (Late 20th Century) - (21st Century)
Canmore ID 119272
Site Number NT27SW 629
NGR NT 23854 73802
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119272
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
REFERENCE
DICK PEDDIE & MACKAY, EDINBURGH - Bin 13, Bag 3
Plans (new?) - Dick Peddie, Walker Todd - 1935
Standing Building Recording (18 May 2021)
NT 23873 73803 On 18 May 2021 a Level 2 historic building survey was carried out of the former Douglas House, No 60 Belford Road, prior to and during its redevelopment as a condition of planning consent for development.
Douglas House was constructed in c1898 as a large five-storey car showroom for Sloan’s garage and originally had a car lift in the E side, which was later removed when the garage was expanded in the 1930s/40s. It has Classical styling with a very dominant façade to Belford Road. In 1981, Sloan’s garage was removed and a large new office block was built in its place at No 59, which became known as Belford House. The building today is modern furnished throughout with false ceilings with no original or early features identified other than the window openings.
Archive: NRHE (intended) Funder: Majestic (Belford) Ltd
Diana Sproat and Robert Usher – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES Vol 22)
Archaeological Evaluation (May 2022)
NT 23873 73803 An evaluation was carried out in May 2022, ahead of development at Nos 59 and 60 Belford Road.
The lower courses of an early 20th-century brick wall were found relating to a fragment of a concrete surface. The trenches revealed demolition and levelling deposits including brick fragments, rubble, concrete, slate, glass, metal, and occasional plastic. The natural sandstone bedrock was observed between 1.0–1.8m and in several places had been truncated for foundations and services. Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Majestic (Belford) Ltd
Katie O’Connell – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES Volume 23)