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Site Name Edinburgh, Queen Street, General

Classification General View (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 114131

Site Number NT27SE 1049

NGR NT 25262 74189

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/114131

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Detail of ceiling decorated with plasterwork, in a house in Queen Street

Detail of ceiling decorated with plasterwork, in a house in Queen Street

Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition 'Edinburgh and its Environs' Sheet 29.
Includes Princes Street, George Street, Queen Street and Waverley Bridge.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Frederick Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Rose Street and Princes Street Gardens Bandstand, lookingSSE.

Edinburgh, Queen Street, 10 Heriot Row.
Manhole cover in Queen Street, opposite Castle Street, inscr; 'The Bo-Ness Iron Co Ltd'

Scanned image of East Queen Street Gardens railings in Abercromby Place

Oblique aerial view of Frederick Street, George Street, Queen Street, Rose Street and Castle Street, looking NW.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Frederick Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Rose Street and Princes Street, looking NNW.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Queen Street, Jenners Department Store, South St David Street and St Andrew Square, looking SE.

General view from west of Queen Street, the block between Frederick and Castle Street

Detail of ceiling decorated with plasterwork, in a house in Queen Street

Edinburgh, 2 - 8 Queen Street and 12 North St David Street.
General view from corner.

Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition 'Edinburgh and its Environs' Sheet 29.
Includes Princes Street, George Street, Queen Street and Waverley Bridge.

Detail of ceiling decorated with plasterwork, in a house in Queen Street

Oblique aerial view centred on the St Jame's Centre, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Frederick Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Rose Street and Princes Street, looking ENE.

Photographic copy of engraved street view from east

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Frederick Street, Rose Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Great Stuart Street, Randolph Lane and Ainslie Place Garden, looking SSW.

Oblique aerial view of Frederick Street, George Street, Queen Street, Rose Street, Princes Street and Castle Street, looking WSW.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Frederick Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Rose Street and Princes Street, looking ENE.

Oblique aerial view of George Street, Hanover Street, Frederick Street, Princes Street and Queen Street, looking NE.

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Council Edinburgh, City Of
Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
Former Region Lothian
Former District City Of Edinburgh
Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

REFERENCE - Scottish Record Office

Description of a house in Queen Street.

It is included in a letter from J A Campbell, W.S. concerning houses to let. 'An excellent dining room and breakfasting room on 1st floor, a good drawing room, bedroom. On 2nd floor, four bedrooms above and four servants' rooms above them, and a nice looking house with coach house and stables and wash house...'

1825 GD 170/2350/51

REFERENCE - Scottish Record Office

Letter from Peter Lorimer to Directors of the Highland Society, North Frederick Street.

He sends plans (wanting) of the centre house being built by him in Queen Street and offers to execute and finish the same for 2,800.[pounds]

15 July

1823 NR A(S) Section 5

Shelf 6

REFERENCE:

Sources: Dean of Guild Bundle 1810 January-June 25.1.1810

Pet. Alexander Dundas, wright, Rose St

Queen St - rear of house of Lord Annandale

A washhouse and laundry

Plan and elevation - poor paper 2 floors

[PO Directory 1810. Alex Dundas, Wright. 29 Thistle St]

Sources: Dean of Guild Bundle 1812 2.7.1812

Pet. Thomas Smith, meal dealer.

Hanover and Queen Street. North East Corner entering from the plain stones.

Alterations.

Plans - Ground floor before & after.

Elevations to Queen St and Hanover St, before & after.

Signed J.B. Surveyor.

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