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Regent Terrace is a residential street of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses built on the upper south side of Calton Hill in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Regent Terrace is within the Edinburgh New and Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1995.
3 Regent Terrace 16 December 1965 William Playfair, designed 1825, built 1826-1833. ...
Comprising Royal Terrace, Carlton Terrace and Regent Terrace, [1] the largest of the townhouses can be found on Royal Terrace. Playfair's plan is dated 1819 and the first house was built at what is now 40 Royal Terrace. [4] Regent Gardens that cover over one half of the summit of the hill are privately administered by a local association. [4]
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4 Regent Terrace Including Railings And Boundary Walls 55°57′15″N 3°10′40″W / 55.954271°N 3.177811°W / 55.954271; -3.177811 ( 4 Regent Terrace Including Railings And Boundary
The management of the gardens is governed by a Local Act of Parliament, the Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens, Edinburgh Order Confirmation Act 1970, which received Royal Assent in May 1970, based on the original Contract of Feu of 1836. [8] [6] The gardens are looked after by the Regent Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens Association. [1]
He lived at 3 Regent Terrace for most of his later life but moved to 7 Royal Circus in 1874. [7] He died there in the early hours of 30 December 1874. [ 8 ] He is buried in the south-west section of the original section of Grange Cemetery .
[2] [3] Playfair also designed the nearby National Monument of Scotland (with Charles Robert Cockerell ) and was also responsible for the thoroughfare that encircles Calton Hill on three sides, comprising Royal Terrace , Carlton Terrace and Regent Terrace