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| Potterrow Student Centre | |
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 Potterrow in 2018 | |
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| Alternative names | Potterrow Mandela Centre |
| General information | |
| Type | Students' union building |
| Address | Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Owner | University of Edinburgh |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Morris and Steedman |
The Potterrow Mandela Centre or Potterrow Student Centre is operated by Edinburgh University Students' Association in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Site and architecture
[edit]The name "Potterrow" recalls a medieval suburb which stood outside the town walls. Its Victorian buildings and street layout disappeared when the university demolished the area for redevelopment in the mid-1960s.[1] With its distinctive large Plexiglas dome, the building was designed by architects Morris and Steedman and completed in 1973.[2] The centre was refurbished in 2012.[3]
Use
[edit]Potterrow contains a variety of student entertainment and support services including a shop, a bank, two cafés, Edinburgh's largest nightclub, the university's Chaplaincy, The Advice Place, and the main EUSA offices.[4] In 1986, students voted to rename the centre in honour of imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela.[5]
During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, the building is used as a comedy venue under the name Pleasance Dome with five performing spaces, operated by the Pleasance Theatre Trust.[6]
Gallery
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Potterrow as the 'Pleasance Dome' during the 2018 Fringe Festival -
Interior and dome in 2014 following renovations -
The University Chaplaincy in 2017 -
Festival Fringe interior in 2006
References
[edit]- ^ "Lost Edinburgh: Bristo Street". www.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Potterrow Development Design and Access Report" (PDF). LDN Architects. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Potterrow Dome Courtyard". Graham. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Edinburgh University Students' Association, George Square and Potterrow
- ^ "Nelson Mandela British Honours List". Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "About Us | Pleasance Edinburgh | Festival, Fringe, Theatre, Comedy, ed Fringe". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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