Interior. View of staircase.

Description Interior. View of staircase.

Date 16/4/1941

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 460243

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of ED 8593

Scope and Content Staircase at No 1, north side of Charlotte Square, Edinburgh No 1 Charlotte Square was built by Alexander Stevens to Robert Adam's 1791 design. Stevens designed Nos 1 and 2 as two ingeniously interlocked houses, and not the one very large house originally proposed for the east pavilion of the north terrace. No 1 has a small entrance hall leading to a rectangular stairwell, unusual both for its lighting from a window in each landing, and for its elegant wrought-iron balustrade of trelliswork panels supporting the handrail. The stair has hanging stone steps. The north side of the square comprises a row of 11 houses behind an elegant palace facade, with its east and west pavilions each containing two houses. Hence Nos 1 and 11 have their entrances respectively on the east and west gable ends of the terrace. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Emergency Survey

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