Building Number 116
Building Name Teviot Row House
Street Address Teviot
Description By Sydney Mitchell &
Wilson. Early 16th Century Scots style with a crowstepped gable
clasped by drum towers of the Falkland or Holyrood type but with
large windows. Large late Gothic traceried windows. (The
Buildings of Scotland)
Occupation Student’s Union; bar,
refectories, shop, debating/all-performance venue, meeting rooms
for student societies.
Year of Construction 1887
Festival Yes, Metro Gilded Balloon.
Listed Grade B Listed, South Side
Conservation Area
Construction Extension of 1902-05.
There is also a modern extension to the building at the back,
circa. 1970.South Side Conservation Area
Estates & Buildings Zone Central
Centrally Bookable Rooms No
- Getting In
The building is inaccessible via the front
entrance which is approached by a flight of nine steps. It would
not be possible to make this entrance accessible without making
radical (and unacceptable) alterations to the listed fabric.
There is a ramp in the modern extension at
the back, which gives level access to the Sportsman bar in the
basement, as well as access to a goods hoist.
A platform lift is also provided at a side
entrance.
'You can get a fob
for Teviot inside lift by asking for one at the reception. You
just need to fill in a form, and you can keep the fob for a
whole term (and then renew it if you still need it...).'
[quoted from Muriel Masson on the
Disability Web Forum 28 April 2004]
- Getting Around
A lift is provided giving access to all principal floors.
The facilities noted were as follows:
Basement. Sportsman bar, laundry and toilets
located at the head of a short flight of steps.
Lower Ground floor. Main entrance to the
library, opening off the stairs down to the basement. The
principal floor of the library is at this level.
Ground floor. Entrance foyer, with level access to the shop,
bank and entrance to the upper level of the library. Two
circular staircases serving the first and second floors.
Mezzanine. The refectory is a large space, entered off a half
landing. This has a modern extension at the back fronting onto
the lane between Teviot Row House and the Pharmacology Building
on George Square.
First floor. There are various facilities,
principally the Teviot Room (bar) as well as various meeting
rooms and dining rooms.
Second floor. Large hall used for dances,
dinners and during the Festival. The kitchens are adjacent to
the hall on the west side.
- Changing Floors
There are two circular stairs serving the
principal floors. There are other secondary accommodation stairs
located about the building.
A new lift provides access to all floors. A
key fob is required to operate the lift and can be collected at
the ground floor reception.
- Facilities
There are inaccessible male and female toilets in the
basement.
