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General view from south east

SC 457600

Description General view from south east

Catalogue Number SC 457600

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 14952

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.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/457600

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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