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In 2023, someone posted a video of “going to the toilet in a Scottish Wetherspoon,” a mission that takes them past Edinburgh Castle, Angus cows, and to the summit of Arthur’s Seat, a local ...
The Physicians Hall on George Street in Edinburgh 1780. The Dome stands on the site of the old Physicians' Hall, by architect James Craig. As the winner of the New Town planning competition in 1766, he received few commissions for individual buildings within his masterplan.
J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels. [3]
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 .
Arthur Street - demolished in the early 60s. Was once the steepest street in Edinburgh; Brown Square - demolished for George IV Bridge, Chambers Street and Museum of Scotland; Canal Street - demolished to create Waverley Station; Cannon Street - demolished to create Leith Fort development in 1950s; Craigside Place - demolished to build Dumbiedykes
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.
Tens of thousands of Hogmanay revellers are expected in Edinburgh to see in the New Year – with organisers of the Scottish capital’s famous street party confirming the event has now sold out.
The intended principal street was named George Street, after the king at the time, George III. Queen Street was to be located to the north, named after his wife, and St. Giles Street to the south, after the city's patron saint. St Andrew Square and St. George's Square were the names chosen to represent the union of Scotland and England.