George Street Edinburgh Architecture Photos, Architect, Date, Building, History
George Street Edinburgh : Architecture
Buildings on the New Town’s principal street: Scotland, UK
post updated 4 November 2023
Shops, Restaurants, Bars, Offices, Hotels
George St buildings:
Looking east to St Andrew Square
George Street
Scottish Lighthouse building, on the south side of the street towards Charlotte Square:
Church of Scotland building:
George Street Hotel – an elegant property refurbished by new owners Principal Hotels – reopened Sep 2006:
A church at the east end of the street adjacent to George Hotel – St Andrews & St Georges Church:
Cruise shop, on the south side:
New Town 80 George Street
Standard Life building
Standard Life building
Assembly Rooms – major, central George Street building on the south side of the street
Assembly Rooms
Jigsaw shop
photo © Adrian Welch Sep 2006 with lumix camera
No.10 George Street
1994
Reiach and Hall Architects
photo © Adrian Welch Sep 2006 with lumix camera
George Street Hotel
Tigerlily Hotel Edinburgh just west of Candy Bar, by Graven Images: George Street hotel
220606
George Street Restaurants
Browns Restaurant
George St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 4442
Candy Bar
113-115 George St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 9179
Centotre Restaurant
103 George Street, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 1550
Centotre Restaurant
The Dome
Dome Restaurant George Street
Hard Rock Cafe
George St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 260 3000
Le Monde restaurant
16 George Street, Edinburgh +44 (0)870 432 8895
Hotel brasserie, bar and nightclub
Restaurants off George Street
Cosmo Restaurant
78a North Castle St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 226 6743 [email protected]
Forth Floor Restaurant, Brasserie & Bar
11-13 South St Andrew St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 524 8350
Hendersons Restaurant Bistro
Hanover St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 2131
Hendersons Restaurant Bistro
Le Café St.Honoré restaurant / French café
34 North West Thistle St Lane, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 226 2211
Melrose at the Roxburghe
38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh +44 (0)870 194 2108
The Mussel Inn
Rose St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 5979
No.27 Restaurant
27 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 243 9339
Oloroso Restaurant
33 Castle St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 226 7614
Oloroso Restaurant
rick’s
55a Frederick St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 622 7800
New Town Ricks
Roti Restaurant
off Rose Street, Edinburgh
Restaurant located close to this major city axis – Roti Restaurant
Tiles Restaurant
St Andrews Sq, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 558 1507
Tonic Bar & Restaurant
34a Castle St, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 6431
Whighams Wine Cellars: wine bar and restaurant
13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh +44 (0)131 225 8674
George Street Bar
Standing Order:
building photo © Adrian Welch
A general view of this Scottish capital axis:
Roti Restaurant:
Caledonian Insurance building, on the corner with St Andrew Square:
building photo © Adrian Welch, Sep 2006
Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George St, EH2 2PQ
Date built: 1847
Design: David Bryce, Architect
A listed building
Italian style
Website: www.royalsoced.org.uk
26 George Street
Date built: 1908
Design: JM Dick Peddie, Architect
The is an Edwardian Renaissance style property.
George Street Edinburgh Vision
The central thoroughfare of the First New Town of Edinburgh wasplanned in the 18th century by Scottish architect James Craig.
The axial route takes its name from King George III and connects St Andrew Square in the east with Charlotte Square in the west. It is located on the north side of the Old Town of Edinburgh, to the north of the Princes Street and to the south of Queen Street. The elegant road runs straight along the high point of a ridge.
As first proposed in 1767 and initially built the New Town Phase 1 was a residential area. However in the Victorian period the houses were replaced by shops, showrooms, banks, small department stores and hotels.
Many of the grander of these buildings were designed by architect David Bryce. The prominent Victorian architect lived on this road.
Scottish Capital Building Designs
Contemporary Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Context at the east end of this city axis: St Andrew Square
Buildings / photos for the George Street Architecture pages welcome