Cressey, M. (2016). Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse, Port of Leith, Historic Building Survey. CFA Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047782. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse, Port of Leith, Historic Building Survey
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Series:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A historic building survey was conducted on a Category B Listed Imperial Grain Warehouse in advance of its demolition. The building was constructed in 1934 using re-enforced concrete that included a grain distribution floor and grain supply belts to 70 individual grain silos. A delivery section, with seven individual floors, was accessed by a staircase and passenger lift. In 1957-59 a 7 bay extension was added and the building was extended yet again in 1968 with the addition of a further 12 bays. During the 1980s investment was made in improving the plant and machinery including a new dust extraction and delivery system and in 2004 a programme of concrete repairs was carried out to address rusting reinforcing bars and spalling concrete. The Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse continued in operation until the end of 2006, when the prohibitively expensive cost of upgrading it to meet new health and safety legislation together with uneconomic running costs forced its closure. The survey has demonstrated that all four external elevations of the Imperial Grain Warehouse have remained largely unaltered since they were constructed. The largest modification occurred to the fenestration of the Phase 1 (1934) block when all the metal-framed windows were replaced by PVC windows in 1975. Presumably this not only allowed more light into the building but also ensured that the interior working floors were suitably pressurised for more efficient dust extraction. All the operational machinery within the warehouse has remained untouched since the warehouse closed in 2006.
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Author:		 M. Cressey
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Publisher:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
City of Edinburgh Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse, Port of Leith
County: Edinburgh
Parish: EDINBURGH
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 327585, 676902 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) WAREHOUSE (Monus)
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OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-255303
OBIB: CFA Report No. 3444
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2018