Exterior view of Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, from the North West
SC 466237
Description Exterior view of Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, from the North West
Catalogue Number SC 466237
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 5207
Scope and Content Café Royal, West Register Street, Edinburgh, from the north west The Café Royal in West Register Street, a narrow zigzag street between Princes Street and St Andrew Square, was designed in 1861 by Robert Paterson as a showroom for gas and sanitary fittings. It opened instead in 1863 as the Café Royal Hotel. The building, designed in a French style, has a six-window front and an off-centre door. The mansard roof, with a steep lower slope and a flat upper portion, was probably the first of its kind in Edinburgh. In 1898-1901, the Café Royal was remodelled by the hotel specialist, James Macintyre Henry, who inserted the door at the north west corner, and designed the stylish Circle Bar. It is now Edinburgh's grandest pub with an exclusive restaurant. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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