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General Register House, General view from south east
A 14952
Description General Register House, General view from south east
Date 1971
Collection Records of Edinburgh Architectural Association, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number A 14952
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 457600
Scope and Content General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Register House was the first major work to be started in the New Town in 1774. Designed by Robert and James Adam, and completed in 1826 by Robert Reid, it was one of the first buildings in Britain designed for the specific purpose of storing archives. Register House, one of Edinburgh's great Classical buildings, has a simple façade, and an impressive entrance stairway leading to a pedimented Corinthian portico. On top of each of the four corner turrets is a small clock tower. Register House is the headquarters of the Scottish Record Office and houses Scottish historical and legal documents - including birth, marriage and death certificates, wills and census records - dating as far back as the 13th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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