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This cast iron gateway is said to be one of the largest ever made. It consists of two massive columns, pilastered with ornamental panels, and weighing…
As part of the Falkirk Townscape Heritage Initiative there will be a temporary exhibition and a guided walk to illustrate and explore the living…
Completed in 1814 according to designs by David Hamilton of Glasgow the Steeple is the iconic landmark of the town. 140ft tall, it has four stages –…
In 1903 Lint Riggs was reconstructed using design parameters laid down by burgh engineer David Ronald and it is consequently the most architecturally…
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.
This new Fire Station replaces the previous facility in nearby Grangemouth Road and is probably the best recognised contemporary public building in…
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…
Described variously as “Rogue” or “Punchy” Scottish Baronial, this building is certainly distinctive. It was completed in 1879 according to designs by…
One of the oldest dwellings in Bo'ness, the present structure incorporates part of a 17th century building. It was substantially remodelled in 1720,…
One of the oldest dwellings in Bo'ness, the present structure incorporates part of a 17th century building. It was substantially remodelled in 1720,…
This exuberant building with its 5-bay neo-baroque front elevation was given to the people of Larbert and Stenhousemuir by ironfounder Major Robert…
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…
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…
Sympathetic conversion of a vernacular farm building to create a modern house. It has been featured in Scottish Television's The Home Show.
Built in 1863 as the private residence of mill owner Andrew Duncan, and most recently used as the offices for Carrongrove Papermill, an opulent…
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…
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…
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.…
Although altered in each of the subsequent centuries, this 16th century towerhouse still has a defensive feel with fluted gun-loops set in corbelled…
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…
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…
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…
Colin Anderson has brought together an amazing collection of vehicles and road transport memorabilia from private collections and since 2004 has…
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…
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…
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…
Family workshop to mark Scottish Archaeology Month.
Award-winning architects WT Architecture’s newly renovated studios on Queensferry Harbour overlook the Forth Rail Bridge. The studios were…
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…
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…
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,…
Opened in 2006, Waverley Court houses the headquarters of the City of Edinburgh Council. The building includes a number of features such as solar…
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…
Formerly the Slateford School House, the Water of Leith Visitor Centre is a unique attraction to the city. It was extensively renovated thanks to…
WASPS Patriothall was originally a bakery and is a building of great character, that still retains many of its orgininal features, including Victorian…
Warriston was the first designed garden cemetery (opened 1843) in Edinburgh. Many of the illustrious and anonymous of the day were interred there.…
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…
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…
The walk is approximately 3 miles, on towpaths and footpaths.Looking at traces of the industry still visible in the buildings of the Old…
A walk led by a Scottish Tourist Guide Association Blue Badge Guide exploring some of Edinburgh's Buildings of Architectural Interest.�NB: This walk…
A walk & talk through Edinburgh's Old Town taking in recent developments.��
Founded in Edinburgh in 1919, the Steiner School occupies a range of bespoke and adapted child-friendly buildings, including the unhurried,…
Opened in 2011 and home to international volunteering charity Vine Trust, this critically- acclaimed barge boasts state-of-the-art design from Archial…
Inside the History of Education Centre is a fully functioning Victorian classroom with wooden desks, blackboards, finger-stocks, and the tawse, as…
The school is the oldest working Primary school in Edinburgh. The original building dating from 1845 (architect James Lessels) later extended in 1874…
The Vennel Churchyard, usually glimpsed through locked gates, is next to the old Parish Church (1633) and contains headstones with intriguing carvings…
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…
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…
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…
Built 1862-64 by John Lessels. Excellent interior with rich painting by Charles Frechou.
Formerly College Street United Presbyterian Church, built 1856 in Greco-Roman style by Patrick Wilson. Top-lit interior ingeniously converted into a…
Located alongside the University of Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh the Queen's Medical Research Institute will house…
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…
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…
Aristocratic mansion of 1618 with massive obelisks flanking the gate. Now part of the Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh. Balcony…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Matthew Architecture Gallery was opened in 1992 and named after the late Sir Robert Matthew (the first Professor of Architecture at the University…
The University library has been collecting printed materials, art, and other objects from around the world since the late 16th century, and more…
University of Edinburgh. Built 2003. Designed by Oberlanders Architects and built by Balfour Beatty. Accommodation for 526 students during term time,…
Tynecastle High School’s impressive building provides a superb working and learning environment while retaining its strong sense of tradition and…
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…
Dive into Leith?s famous maritime history and discover an outstanding collection of maritime treasures. Once the base of the Incorporation of Mariners…
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.…
The Traverse Theatre inhabits a unique position as Scotland�s only theatre wholly dedicated to the discovery, development and presentation of new…
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…
The�Thomson�Tower was designed by�architect William�Playfair�for his friends at�Duddingston�Curling Society as a place to store their curling stones…
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…
The Yard Adventure Centre has been running play sessions for children and young people with disabilities for over 25 years. The current building was…
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…
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…
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…
Exciting contemporary development by award-winning Allan Murray Architects as part of the redevelopment of Holyrood North Site. The brick East Tun,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Scottish Gallery specialises in contemporary Scottish and 20th Century painting, and Scottish, UK and international objects. Established in South…
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,…
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…
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…
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 1950�s former purpose-built paper warehouse formerly home of the University Press until change of use and conversion into six dynamic apartments by…
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…
Ravelston House built in 1800 by Alexander Keith in the late Adam manner, commands magnificent views over Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills.The…
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…
The ?21m Lyell Centre opened in 2016 to house a pioneering research centre for Earth and marine science in joint venture between the British…
�The Centre for the Scottish War Blinded (Linburn Centre) is a day centre for visually impaired exservicemen and women. Facilities include a craft…
The King's Theatre was built in 1905 by Edinburgh builder, William Stewart Cruikshank. Andrew Carnegie laid the foundation stone and the Theatre was…
This historic building was constructed between 1842-45as the Victoria Hall to house the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The architects…
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…
The Georgian House, a grand New Town house in Charlotte Square, was designed by celebrated classical architect Robert Adam in 1790. Three floors have…
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 Forts' is an historic site of gun and searchlight emplacements constructed as part of a defensive network for the Forth during WW1.Acquired by…
Fire Service Headquarters was opened on the 7th June 1900, serving as an operational station until 1986. It continues today as an administrative…
The Edinburgh Trades fund houses a collection of artefacts pertaining to the ancient Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh. These were the artisan classes…