Engraved view of General Register House from South West
SC 453763
Description Engraved view of General Register House from South West
Date c. 1829
Collection General Collection
Catalogue Number SC 453763
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of EDD 179/22 P
Scope and Content Early 19th century view of General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh In 1752 a series of 'Proposals', initiated by the then Lord Provost George Drummond, suggested improvements to the City including the construction of a merchants' exchange, a building to house the public records of Scotland, and a New Town. Register House, designed by Robert and James Adam in 1774 as a public records office, had more than 100 vaulted rooms, each separated by thick stone walls to inhibit fire, and a primitive form of ducted central heating to keep the documents damp-free. Before 1778, the public records of Scotland had been kept for generations in 'two laigh rooms under the Inner Session House' in the Old Town. They were 'in a perishing condition', suffering from attacks by mice, rats and other vermin. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Illustrations in 'Modern Athens', Thomas H Shepherd, 1829)
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