Photographic copy of engraved view of facade of Life Association building.
SC 466091
Description Photographic copy of engraved view of facade of Life Association building.
Catalogue Number SC 466091
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 39918 P
Scope and Content Life Association Building, No 81-3 Princes Street, Edinburgh 19th century sketch Princes Street was originally the south-facing terrace of James Craig's New Town. From the 1830s, Victorian reconstruction transformed the street into Edinburgh's principal thoroughfare of hotels, department stores, shops, offices and clubs. This Baroque palazzo, one of the best early examples of the Victorian reconstruction phase, was designed by David Rhind in 1855 for the Life Association of Scotland. Its rich Italianate façade had sculpture by A Handyside Ritchie. David Rhind was born in Edinburgh 1808. He worked mainly in the Italian Renaissance style, and on several important Commercial Bank of Scotland buildings, including the head office in George Street, Edinburgh, built in 1847. He died in 1883. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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