General view of Russell House, 4 Reid's Court, 95 Canongate, Edinburgh, from SW.

Description General view of Russell House, 4 Reid's Court, 95 Canongate, Edinburgh, from SW.

Date 5/5/2014

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 188677

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This shows the front elevation of Russell House, 4 Reid's Court, 95 Canongate, Edinburgh. Dating from the late 18th century, this three-storeyed, three-bayed Classical townhouse was built at right angles to the main street, forming part of the east side of the courtyard enclosed by Canongate Manse on the north and formerly tenements, now part of Sir Basil Spence's Canongate housing development of the 1960s on the west side. Russell House itself was altered exgternally and internally by Spence c.1966 during the course of his development in order to tie it into the adjoining newbuild (right). Reid's Court takes its name from James Reid, a coachmaker who had land 'opposite Milton's Lodging' (Milton House, where Royal Mile Primary School now stands) during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. A drawing of this property can be seen in the Edinburgh Dean of Guild archives dated 22nd March 1786, when a Mrs Ann Millar of Wakenshaw owned the property, and was looking to extend the existing building. It is also suggested that an Andrew Reid, brewer and magistrate lived here c.1770, but this may refer to Reid's Close just a little further east on the south side of the Canongate.

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