Edinburgh, 19 - 20 Princes Street
Hotel (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 19 - 20 Princes Street
Classification Hotel (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) West Register Street Lane; Royal British Hotel
Canmore ID 115081
Site Number NT27SE 1089
NGR NT 25742 73999
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115081
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
17 - 19 Princes Street - Architect: George Beattie 1864
20 Princes Street, Royal British Hotel - Architect: J Macintyre Henry - 1896-1898
REFERENCE:
Sources: Dean of Guild Bundle 1807 January-May 19.3.1807
Pet of William Don and Francis Wilson WS
No 20 Princes St, west corner of St David's St
Plans - first floor, basement
Elevations to Princes St and St David's St
NMRS REFERENCE:
PLANS:
Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh adds
Attic 2, Bin 11, Bag 3 1896
Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh adds & new front
Attic 2, Bin 11, Bag 3 7 South Charlotte Street 1904
Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh alts
Attic 2, Bin 11, Bag 3 J R McKay 1936-8
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (6 September 2001)
Above first floor window on left of building: pair of putti, holding a garland of fruit and drapery, flanking a shield in which is a lion rampant, gilded.
Above each of two bay windows, first floor, three decorative cartouches, the centre of each containing gilded entwined letters RB. Below each cartouche is a garland of flowers.
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : RB (entwined) in each cartouche (x6) above bay windows.
1897 (entwined) on keystone below cartouche with putti.
Signatures : None
Design period : 1896 - 1898
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0949)
