General view of George Street elevation.
SC 460223
Description General view of George Street elevation.
Collection Records of Bedford Lemere and Company, photographers, London, England
Catalogue Number SC 460223
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of BL 17771
Scope and Content Standard Life Assurance Building, 3-13 George Street, Edinburgh The Standard Life Assurance Building occupies a commanding position at the north east corner of George Street and St Andrew Square. It was built gradually in three stages from 1897 to 1901 as the original buildings were demolished. The building, in a neo-Palladian style by Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne, has a large central pediment supported by four Corinthian columns, and an elaborate frieze decorated with figures and garlands. The Standard Life Assurance Company began operations as the Standard Fire and Life Assurance Company in 1825 in the High Street. Later, the Fire and Life departments separated, and Standard Life has been housed in George Street since 1839. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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