Edinburgh, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Princes Street, Mount Royal Hotel, Marks And Spencer
Cinema (20th Century), Hotel (Period Unassigned), Shop (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Princes Street, Mount Royal Hotel, Marks And Spencer
Classification Cinema (20th Century), Hotel (Period Unassigned), Shop (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) The Royal Hotel; J & A Glass; T Duncan & Co; Mackay & Chisholm; New Picture House Cinema
Canmore ID 74027
Site Number NT27SE 486
NGR NT 25494 73932
NGR Description Centred NT 25494 73932
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74027
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 486 25494 73932
REFERENCE - Scottish Record Office/Scott of Gala Papers/Bundle 46
Alexander Lauder, 59 Princes St. Printed bill head shows shop and 2 vignettes of Scott Monument, Academy & castle. 1861.
56 Princes Street, New Picture House
ARCHITECT: Atkinson and Alexander
Opened 1913. Closed 1951 and sold to Allied Hotels
REFERENCE:
Sources: Dean of Guild Bundle 1812 July-December 1812 3.12.1812
Pet. Robert Paterson, Saddler
Nos 53-54 Princes Street
Minor improvements - ironwork balcony across 5 windows
- stable at rear of property
Plan and elevation of front to Princes Street. Unsigned
Plan and elevation of stables. Unsigned.
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 (15 May 2002)
Five stylised masks, each on a square panel, above top floor windows.
The building also has two metal balconies - one at the top of the building made up of a unicorn head repeated, the other at first floor level made up of a thistle repeated.
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1955
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0952)
