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Architecture of Edinburgh

09 June 2009
1899 – Christ Church, Morningside, Edinburgh

1899 – Christ Church, Morningside, Edinburgh

Architect: Hippolyte J. Blanc Described in 1883 as”0ne of the most graceful ecclesiastical structures in Edinburgh – the spire generally pronounced the finest-and reflects the very highest credit upon the architect, Mr Hippolyte...

18 June 2010
1900 – Larkfield House, Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland

1900 – Larkfield House, Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland

Architect: Hippolyte J. Blanc Perspective View with Plans as published in The Building News, August 17th 1900.

02 September 2009
1901 – Standard Life Assurance, Edinburgh

1901 – Standard Life Assurance, Edinburgh

Architect: J.M. Dick Peddie Elegant corner building which is now part of a larger office campus for Standard Life Assurance. Quite austere but for the decorative frieze under the cornice and the overly...

02 September 2009
1902 – Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

1902 – Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

Architect: William Hamilton Beattie Sumptuous railway hotel built at one end of Princes Street as the North British Hotel. At the other end of the street, a rival railway company built another hotel,...

20 March 2012
1903 – North British & Mercantile, Princes St., Edinburgh

1903 – North British & Mercantile, Princes St., Edinburgh

Architect: Peddie & Washington Browne Magnificent Italian palazzo for an insurance company on Edinburgh’s Prince’s Street. With its strong ground floor rustication, and magnifent first floor window surrounds, this was a fantastic exercise...

09 June 2009
1905 – Civil Service Supply Assoc., George St., Edinburgh

1905 – Civil Service Supply Assoc., George St., Edinburgh

Architect: John James Burnet Perspective view including ground plan as published in The Building News, October 20th 1905. The Civil Service Supply Association, Limited was formed for the purpose of supplying members of...

02 September 2009
1907 – Burtons Department Store, Edinburgh

1907 – Burtons Department Store, Edinburgh

Architect: Sir John James Burnet Scotland’s first steel framed building, this is a fine corner building originally built as a department store for Burtons. It is now still in use but subdivided.

09 June 2009
1910 – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh

1910 – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Architect: James Stockdale Harrison

02 September 2009
1956 – National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

1956 – National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Architect: Reginald Fairlie Located on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh is the main building of the National Library of Scotland, Scotland’s only copyright deposit library. A pre-war design, the foundations were laid and...