General view of rear elevations of tenements at 55-61 Canongate, Edinburgh, from NW.
DP 190200
Description General view of rear elevations of tenements at 55-61 Canongate, Edinburgh, from NW.
Date 27/5/2014
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number DP 190200
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content This shows the courtyard area of the Scottish Veterans' Residences at Callander House and Whitefoord House, Canongate, Edinburgh. This shows part of the single-storeyed hall (right) built in 1927 which adjoins Callander House (out of shot to the right). In the centre is a four-storeyed tenement at 57-61 Canongate and on the left is Kenneth Hill House dating from 1981, all of which form part of the residences. This complex grew up with the building of the adjoining townhouses of Whitefoord House in 1768-70 by architect Robert Mylne (1733-1811) for Sir John Whitefoord of Blairgunan and Ballochmyle, and Callander House c.1770 for Sir John Callander of Craigforth. The Canongate was popular with many wealthier residents, with the likes of Queensberry House, Huntly House, Moray House and Acheson House all built as the town residences for the gentry of Scotland to be near Royalty based at Holyrood Palace. The whole complex is white-harled, and retain their traditional timber-framed, multi-paned, sash and case windows throughout, maintaining the traditional vernacular appearance of the buildings. In 1910, the Scottish Veterans' Residences was founded by Charles Pelham Burn and Chilton Lind Addison Smith to provide supported accommodation for ex-servicemen and women. Whitefoord House was the first residence which opened in 1911. In 1926 the first Lady Haig's Poppy factory was established in one of the rooms in the house, and the large hall seen here has a truncated gable and large segmental arched central doorway onto the Canongate elevation, and was built in 1927 as a place for social gatherings by residents.
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