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The City Chambers initially housed Edinburgh Town Council from 1893 to 1895, when that body was replaced by Edinburgh Corporation. It remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Edinburgh District Council under the wider Lothian Regional Council in May 1975. [ 8 ]
47,48 Greenbank Drive (1900) listed category B. (linked to the City Hospital). Lauriston Place Fire Station (1897-1901) Portobello Baths, Marlborough Street (1898) listed category C. Remodelling of Edinburgh City Chambers including a new NW wing (1898-9) listed category A. MacDonald Road Electricity Generating Station (1899) listed category C.
Edinburgh City Chambers is the headquarters of the City of Edinburgh Council. ... 94 primary and 23 secondary schools administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. [242]
Pages in category "Government buildings in Edinburgh" ... Edinburgh City Chambers; Edinburgh Sheriff Court ... Old Royal High School; Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh; Q ...
The building's name commemorates Adam Square, one of the three 18th century residential squares built to make way for Chambers Street as part of the 1867 City Improvement Act. [ 1 ] As well as its use as an examination hall, it is also used as a venue for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , the world's largest arts festival, where for many years it ...
One of Macrae's wings on Edinburgh City Chambers. Ebenezer James MacRae (18 January 1881 – 15 January 1951) was a Scottish architect serving as City Architect for Edinburgh for most of his active life.
The Edinburgh association was inaugurated in Edinburgh city chambers on 9 May 1918. According to minutes from a WCA meeting in 1918-1919 the hall were filled with women, who showed keen interest and great enthusiasm in the new movement’.
1754: Building of the Royal Exchange (later Edinburgh City Chambers) in the High Street begins; the Select Society is founded; Mons Meg removed from the castle to the Tower of London. 1755: Dr. Webster's census puts the population of Edinburgh, Canongate, St Cuthbert's and Leith at 57,220 1757–1770: Linen weaving works in Canongate