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The east end of George Street with St Andrew's Church, and Lord Melville's Monument, c. 1829 The west end of George Street, looking towards Charlotte Square and St George's Church, c. 1829 George Street is the central thoroughfare of the First New Town of Edinburgh , planned in the 18th century by James Craig .
The Dome is a building on George Street in New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It currently functions as a bar, restaurant and nightclub, although it was first built as the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland in 1847. The building was designed by David Rhind in a Graeco-Roman style.
The hotel, next to Edinburgh: New Town Church (formerly St Andrew's and St George's West Church) The five townhouses on George Street that make up the hotel's historic core, Nos. 15–25, [1] were constructed around 1780 as part of Edinburgh's New Town, to designs by John Young. [2] They are now a category A listed building. [3]
The parish today constitutes the whole of the First New Town of Edinburgh and a small part of the early-19th-century Second New Town of Edinburgh. The George Street building (formerly St Andrew's Church) was completed in 1784, and is now protected as a category A listed building. [1]
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image West Register House Charlotte Square: 3 March 1966 Former St George's Church.Robert Reid, 1811-14; gutted and reconstructed as registry office by R Saddler of Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1964-70.
The prominent site at the centre of George Street, in the centre of the recently established New Town, was donated by the town council. [ 2 ] The Assembly Rooms was designed by John Henderson, who was selected as architect having won a competition in 1781 for the design of the new Assembly Rooms.
All tickets have now been sold for both the street party and the Concert in the Gardens featuring Britpop stars Pulp. 50,000 revellers expected in Edinburgh as Hogmanay street party sells out Skip ...
In 1939 a very sizable air-raid shelter was created under the south side of the gardens, accessed from the street to the south. In 2013 the south side was redeveloped in an award-winning scheme by Paul Quinn, creating major new office floorspace behind a restored series of townhouses. Edinburgh Collegiate School was located in Charlotte Square. [1]