Potterrow Student Centre
Coordinates: 55°56′46″N 3°11′17″W / 55.94611°N 3.18806°W
| Potterrow Student Centre | |
|---|---|
 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 a students' union building in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The building is operated by Edinburgh University Students' Association. 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]
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.[2]
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.[3]
In 1986, students voted to rename the centre in honour of imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela.[4]
With its distinctive large Plexiglas dome, the building was designed by noted architects Morris and Steedman and completed in 1973.[5] The centre was refurbished in 2012.[6]
Gallery[]
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[]
- ^ "Lost Edinburgh: Bristo Street". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Edinburgh University Students' Association, George Square and Potterrow
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Nelson Mandela British Honours List". Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Potterrow Development Design and Access Report" (PDF). LDN Architects. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Potterrow Dome Courtyard". Graham. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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