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The gardens comprise the steep wooded east bank of the Water of Leith roughly between Stockbridge and the Dean Bridge. It is part of the 'Pleasure Grounds' laid out by Lord Moray in the early 19th century and is currently and jointly owned by the…

The Caves offers an exciting opportunity to see these vast underground caverns. Rediscovered and excavated in the mid 90�s, the rooms form a series of arches underneath the buildings on South Bridge and make for a unique venue steeped in history and…

Celebrating its 50th year, this year. Built to a simple but elegant style to meet the requirements of worship and a variety of social activities for all age groups. With great emphasis on family participation the building includes a chapel,…

Dower House dates to 1587. It was in the ownership of James Ingles. J P Wood in his Draft History of Corstorphine Parish (written 1792) mentions the stones being removed from the old castle site to build Mr Michelson's house that was the residence of…

The Edinburgh Trades fund houses a collection of artefacts pertaining to the ancient Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh. These were the artisan classes involved in the governance of the city and its development over the centuries. This was initially…

Fire Service Headquarters was opened on the 7th June 1900, serving as an operational station until 1986. It continues today as an administrative centre and home to the 'Museum of Fire'.The museum holds James Braidwood's High Street appliance and the…

'The Forts' is an historic site of gun and searchlight emplacements constructed as part of a defensive network for the Forth during WW1.Acquired by its present owner in 1986, the site has been extensively excavated� including the military…

This project adapts and extends a spare bedroom to provide new Summer + Garden Rooms for this end of terrace Victorian property. The project exploits the south-eastern orientation and offered a welcome opportunity to resolve some awkward geometry…

The Georgian House, a grand New Town house in Charlotte Square, was designed by celebrated classical architect Robert Adam in 1790. Three floors have been authentically restored and furnished to reflect the luxurious lifestyle of the first owners,…

The Grassmarket area is first recorded in the fourteenth century, when it was referred to as ‘the street called Newbygging under the castle’. By the 1470s the area was known as ‘Westirmart’, and seems to have been associated with the sale of timber,…

This historic building was constructed between 1842-45as the Victoria Hall to house the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The architects were James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin, famous for his work on the Houses of Parliament.…

The King's Theatre was built in 1905 by Edinburgh builder, William Stewart Cruikshank. Andrew Carnegie laid the foundation stone and the Theatre was opened in 1906 with a performance of Cinderella. The King's Theatre became the headquarters of Howard…

�The Centre for the Scottish War Blinded (Linburn Centre) is a day centre for visually impaired exservicemen and women. Facilities include a craft workshop, art space, training gym, skills kitchen, IT centre, media lounge, and remembrance garden. The…

The ?21m Lyell Centre opened in 2016 to house a pioneering research centre for Earth and marine science in joint venture between the British Geological Survey and Heriot-Watt University. The centre features state-of-the-art facilities including a 3D…

The Maltings are part of a late 17th century inn complex, the inn itself (Royal Oak Inn) was demolished in the 1970s. The Maltings is today used as an education and exhibition centre while its associated brewhouse houses an archive of local…

Ravelston House built in 1800 by Alexander Keith in the late Adam manner, commands magnificent views over Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills.The Victorian wing was added in 1875 and the interior of the house was renovated in Adam-revival style in 1915.…

The former Buccleuch Parish Church (now owned by the Orthodox Community of St Andrew - Edinburgh) is C-listed and dates from 1755-6. Built as overflow for St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Lothian Road, its tranquil secret graveyard houses several…

A 1950�s former purpose-built paper warehouse formerly home of the University Press until change of use and conversion into six dynamic apartments by Studio DuB architects in 2002. The original steel beams, brick walls and concrete ceilings are left…

A conversion of University print works that form 6 dynamic apartments. Each flat has its own identity with a gutsy, rustic, romantic, urban aesthetic.

A category A listed former church, designed by architect Robert Brown in 1822, which� celebrated its 34th anniversary as a concert hall in 2013 and now hosts approximately 200 events a year to over 100,000 people.��www.thequeenshall.net�

An award-winning architect�s own two storey wheelchair accessible family home and studio on a tight urban site based around an unfolding 28m long ramp. It has resulted in a design that is both open plan and complex, with spaces connecting whilst…

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) was established in 1783 and has been based on George Street since 1908. It originally occupied numbers 22–24, which had been built for the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company (ELAC) in 1843 on the site of two…

The Scottish Gallery specialises in contemporary Scottish and 20th Century painting, and Scottish, UK and international objects. Established in South St. David Street, Edinburgh by Aitken Dott in 1842 as Gilders, Framers, and Artists' Colourmen, the…

Founded in 1953, the Society moved into 15 Victoria Terrace in 1991. The internal walls of the property are from two phases of building: vaulted arches dating from c.1830-1840 and the cellars of tenements on Johnston Terrace in 1868-9. Over time it…

Opened by HM The Queen in 2004, the Scottish Parliament has welcomed over 2 million visitors to its Holyrood site. Visit and explore areas normally only accessible through accompanied tours, including the Debating Chamber, Garden Lobby and…

SPAB Scotland will bring along a thatcher to give demonstrations of the craft of roof thatching. Staff and volunteers will be happy to discuss their work.

The Steel House is a striking contemporary new house built in the heart of Edinburgh�s New Town in 2002. Finished externally in stainless steel the house sits in a walled garden between Georgian townhouses. It is a demonstration of how good quality…

The Shed is the last remaining building from The Henry Robb�s Shipyard that closed in 1984 due to industrial decline, bringing 500 years of shipbuilding to an end. Constructed like a ship, complete with riveted seams, portholes and painted battleship…

Exciting contemporary development by award-winning Allan Murray Architects as part of the redevelopment of Holyrood North Site. The brick East Tun, where Tartan Special used to be brewed, has been converted and extended to offer a mix of retail and…

69 Marionville Road was purchased in 2011 to serve as the UK Centre for Taoist Tai Chi™. The building was in a state of neglect and had suffered from vandalism both inside and out. The large internal space is ideal for the practise of Taoist arts,…

The White House is a B-Listed Art Deco building.It was a road house, commissioned in 1936 at the time when motor cars were becoming popular. An exhibition which encompasses its restoration, sustainable Scottish Communities, Craigmillar’s…

The B-listed building originally designed by William Innes Thomson was opened as a road house in 1936 – a cross between a pub and a hotel where people went to play billiards, take tea or have a drink. Funds from the Scottish Government’s…

The Yard Adventure Centre has been running play sessions for children and young people with disabilities for over 25 years. The current building was opened by HRH Princess Anne in 1993 and was virtually untouched until two years ago when the team…

Come and join us at the award-winning Thistle Centre of Wellbeing building, where people are at the heart of all we do. Take a walk around the Thistle estate following the recently launched ‘Archie’s Trail’ which takes you on a trip through time from…

The�Thomson�Tower was designed by�architect William�Playfair�for his friends at�Duddingston�Curling Society as a place to store their curling stones on the shores of�Duddingston�Loch. As the weather changed, curling moved indoors, and the Tower fell…

This iconic Georgian building was originally opened in 1805 as the first Bank of Leith. It is now a Buddhist Meditation Centre open to people of all faiths, for meditation, prayer and classes in Yoga, Qigong and other wholesome activities to benefit…

The Traverse Theatre inhabits a unique position as Scotland�s only theatre wholly dedicated to the discovery, development and presentation of new dramatic work. A vibrant artistic powerhouse in central Edinburgh, the Traverse produces an inspiring…

Trinity Apse is a spectacular gothic kirk situated in a perfect location just off the Royal Mile and a mere three minutes walk from Waverley Station. Historic Trinity Apse is part of what was once described as one of the finest ecclesiastical…

Dive into Leith?s famous maritime history and discover an outstanding collection of maritime treasures. Once the base of the Incorporation of Mariners and Shipmasters, Trinity House has proudly stood in Leith?s Kirkgate since at least 1555.…

The A listed Tron Kirk was constructed in the 1630s by the master-mason to the Crown and Edinburgh, John Mylne. Although altered with the creation of South Bridge and Hunter Square and refurbishment in the 1970s the building contains a mix of…

Tynecastle High School’s impressive building provides a superb working and learning environment while retaining its strong sense of tradition and local identity. The school is extremely proud of both the achievements of its students and the superb…

University of Edinburgh. Built 2003. Designed by Oberlanders Architects and built by Balfour Beatty. Accommodation for 526 students during term time, commercial activity during vacation.

The University library has been collecting printed materials, art, and other objects from around the world since the late 16th century, and more recently building its digital collections which can be accessed globally 24/7. Come and visit the Main…

The Matthew Architecture Gallery was opened in 1992 and named after the late Sir Robert Matthew (the first Professor of Architecture at the University of Edinburgh). The current exhibition is on Urban Cartography.

McEwan Hall was presented to the University in 1897 by William McEwan, not only as a ceremonial hall for graduations but also as a gift to the people of Edinburgh. Designed by Sir Rowand Anderson, with lavish interiors by William Palin, this iconic…

New College has a central place in the city’s iconic skyline. Now home to the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity, which encompasses students of different faiths and none, the building was founded as the theological college of the Free…

Old College sits at the heart of the University of Edinburgh. Work on Robert Adam�s original design began in 1789 and was completed by William Henry Playfair who created the magnificent Playfair Library. The dome, added in 1887, bears a 6ft foot high…

Beyond the South Bridge front of Old College, only a small part of the design by Robert Adam 1789 was actually built. The remainder was largely completed by William Playfair 1817-40 and the dome added by Robert Rowand Anderson 1877.�

Aristocratic mansion of 1618 with massive obelisks flanking the gate. Now part of the Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh. Balcony Room and Cromwell Room: Two very fine rooms up a turnpike stair, with elaborate original plaster…

Enter through arch (Robert Adam 1789) beneath the dome by Robert Rowand Anderson, into the Old Quad (William Playfair 1819-27), and up the steps to the left. Playfair's Library is on the first floor, with its eleven bays of books supporting a…

Enter through arch (Robert Adam 1789) beneath the dome by Robert Rowand Anderson, into the Old Quad (William Playfair 1819-27), and up the steps to the left. Playfair's Library is on the first floor, with its eleven bays of books supporting a…

Located alongside the University of Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh the Queen's Medical Research Institute will house 670 staff working on research into a greater understanding of common diseases. The Institute will…

Formerly College Street United Presbyterian Church, built 1856 in Greco-Roman style by Patrick Wilson. Top-lit interior ingeniously converted into a training and conference centre for the University of Edinburgh by Reiach & Hall, 1996.

Built 1862-64 by John Lessels. Excellent interior with rich painting by Charles Frechou.

Built 1869 by John Lessels. Has a lion-bracketed oriel over the entrance and a 4-storey tower. Inside, a carved stair with birds and beasts and stencil work by Thomas Bonnnar.www.accom.ed.ac.uk

The Chancellor's Building was opened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, on 12 August 2002. The University's new Medical School provides a modern academic space for teaching and research with two large lecture…

Built in 1914, the Usher Hall is a beautiful Edwardian concert hall set in the heart of Edinburgh. Steeped in history, the Hall is the city’s key venue for visiting national and international orchestras. It embraces the widest range of music…

The Vennel Churchyard, usually glimpsed through locked gates, is next to the old Parish Church (1633) and contains headstones with intriguing carvings and inscriptions. Queensferry’s Masonic Lodge is adjacent, once one of Scotland’s earliest school…

The school is the oldest working Primary school in Edinburgh. The original building dating from 1845 (architect James Lessels) later extended in 1874 and 1875 has its exterior intact. Its original timber sash and case windows, a relatively unchanged…

Inside the History of Education Centre is a fully functioning Victorian classroom with wooden desks, blackboards, finger-stocks, and the tawse, as well as a museum room full of Victoriana including a kitchen range and a variety of household items,…

Opened in 2011 and home to international volunteering charity Vine Trust, this critically- acclaimed barge boasts state-of-the-art design from Archial Architects (now NORR). This converted oil barge boasts a panorama Glass Room with stunning views.…

Founded in Edinburgh in 1919, the Steiner School occupies a range of bespoke and adapted child-friendly buildings, including the unhurried, purpose-built Kindergarten for the Early Years and newly converted 19th Century coach house which houses…

A walk & talk through Edinburgh's Old Town taking in recent developments.��

A walk led by a Scottish Tourist Guide Association Blue Badge Guide exploring some of Edinburgh's Buildings of Architectural Interest.�NB: This walk will operate 4 times over the Doors Open Days weekend

The walk is approximately 3 miles, on towpaths and footpaths.Looking at traces of the industry still visible in the buildings of the Old Town.Scotland's Canals played a defining role in the history of the Industrial Age of Great Britain and Ireland…

Wardie Primary opened in 1931 in an area where 800 new houses had been recently built and was designed by architect Joseph Marr Johnston. The school was planned on the open-air principle around an inside garden and described as Continental in design…

Warrender Swim Centre is a swimming pool (25 yards) and fitness centre in Marchmont, Edinburgh.It is home to the Warrender Baths Club, which is said to be the oldest, most famous and successful swimming club in Scotland training Olympians including…

Warriston was the first designed garden cemetery (opened 1843) in Edinburgh. Many of the illustrious and anonymous of the day were interred there. Later it was neglected until the City implemented a Compulsory Purchase Order. The older parts became…

WASPS Patriothall was originally a bakery and is a building of great character, that still retains many of its orgininal features, including Victorian red tiled walls. It was converted to artists studios in 1984 and now has 52 studios that house 61…

Formerly the Slateford School House, the Water of Leith Visitor Centre is a unique attraction to the city. It was extensively renovated thanks to funding from the Millennium Commission and City of Edinburgh Council, with the building design by…

The Wauchope Mausoleum is a single-storey tomb house dating from 1735 and enclosing a grave slab which dates from 1587. It was part of Niddrie House which was demolished in around 1968. The Mausoleum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is Category B…

Opened in 2006, Waverley Court houses the headquarters of the City of Edinburgh Council. The building includes a number of features such as solar panels and the harvesting of rainwater, designed to make it more sustainable.

The West Port Garden opened in 1910, inspired by pioneer ecologist Patrick Geddes, whose vision was to create green spaces among the Old Town slums, where children could play safely and experience the natural world through gardening.A century on,…

WHALE Arts Centre is a community arts venue built in 2000, designed by Zoo Architects and funded through the Scottish Arts Council. The building is a unique community asset that provides a range of high-quality creative spaces for the community…

This category B listed building was designed by architect James Stewart Johnston, and is one of the few arts and crafts style churches in the UK. It was completed in 1934, and opened on September 29, 1934. It is a symmetrically fronted church…

Award-winning architects WT Architecture’s newly renovated studios on Queensferry Harbour overlook the Forth Rail Bridge. The studios were formerly a fish shop and a cobblers shop and are part of Hillwood Place, which was built as colony-style…

Family workshop to mark Scottish Archaeology Month.

The Bantaskine Boathouse on the Union Canal near Walker's bridge was built in 1991 for the Seagull Trust. The buff-coloured brick stands out against the sylvan and watery setting, with contrasting blue engineering brick margins. There are three…

Located beside the steep track of the School Brae that provides a slice through history, linking the historic town beside the harbour to the Victorian villas on the high ground, this church was built by the congregation in the 1950s. It was extended…

By way of a total contrast to the massive stone structures of the Victorian and Edwardian periods the Baptist Church is pretty utilitarian. It is of steel frame construction with steel roof beams and brick walls relieved by a high line of windows…

Colin Anderson has brought together an amazing collection of vehicles and road transport memorabilia from private collections and since 2004 has displayed them in a much converted snooker hall. A recent addition is the Chitty chitty Bang Bang, the…

In 1638 the inhabitants of Bo’ness built their own church at Corbiehall to replace that at Kinneil. The present church was opened in 1888 on the hill above. It is a large Gothic church with Normandy details designed by Shiels and Thomson, architects,…

This building functions as a walk around display linking the giant oil and petro-chemical industry to its early roots in shale mining. It contains a 90-seater theatre and is attached to the canteen building.

Built around 1840, the Callendar House Kennels building is situated in Callendar Wood, some distance from the big house so that the noise from barking dogs was not a nuisance. Callendar Wood is now cared for by the Forestry Commission Scotland.

Although altered in each of the subsequent centuries, this 16th century towerhouse still has a defensive feel with fluted gun-loops set in corbelled turrets. The earliest of many datestones is for 1602 and there is a fine 17th century plaster ceiling…

The church was built in 1766 to replace the medieval church adjacent to Carriden House. It is T-shaped in plan and finished in simple Georgian style. An aedicule was attached to the north side of the building in 1771 to protect the monument to Sir…

Designed by P Macgregor Chalmers and opened in 1909 this building is a prominent land and seamark. Its simple Romanesque style features a tall tower capped by a pyramidal spire and with a recessed entrance doorway set in an ornate arch at its foot.…

Carron Phoenix is the successor of the old Carron Company, and today is the world's largest manufacturer of granite sinks, a fascinating and complex process; and the UK's largest manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, which is an exercise in…

Built in 1863 as the private residence of mill owner Andrew Duncan, and most recently used as the offices for Carrongrove Papermill, an opulent mid-Victorian villa. Current plans are to redevelop the building into apartments.

Sympathetic conversion of a vernacular farm building to create a modern house. It has been featured in Scottish Television's The Home Show.

Designed by R Rowand Anderson in a relatively plain Gothic style and completed in 1864, the exterior of this church belies the homely extravagance of the polychrome interior. It is lined with yellow-brown glazed bricks with red bands three bricks…

The present building dates to 1883 and is in the simple Early English Gothic style. Located above the magnificent town hall, it has wonderful views out to the Forth and is itself a prominent sea-mark. The tall angled buttressed tower with its crown…

This exuberant building with its 5-bay neo-baroque front elevation was given to the people of Larbert and Stenhousemuir by ironfounder Major Robert Dobbie as a memorial to his son who was killed in the Boer War. It was designed by A and W Black of…

One of the oldest dwellings in Bo'ness, the present structure incorporates part of a 17th century building. It was substantially remodelled in 1720, when a wood panelled room complete with buffet for showing off the best china was added. The building…

One of the oldest dwellings in Bo'ness, the present structure incorporates part of a 17th century building. It was substantially remodelled in 1720, when a wood panelled room complete with buffet for showing off the best china was added. The building…

Described variously as “Rogue” or “Punchy” Scottish Baronial, this building is certainly distinctive. It was completed in 1879 according to designs by the Falkirk architect Alexander Black. The oriel bay resting on a squat flowering column looks like…

The panelled library in Callendar House, designed by David Hamilton, is now home to the Council Archives, and holds a vast range of material relating to the local area; including electoral roles, family and personal papers, maps and thousands of…

This new Fire Station replaces the previous facility in nearby Grangemouth Road and is probably the best recognised contemporary public building in the area.

A neat, contemporary building in a newly built area is a tribute to the re-establishment of a Free Church congregation in the Falkirk area.