View from the North British Station Hotel

Category

Library Item

Item no

10928

Title

View from tower of North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh

Description

An atmospheric view across Edinburgh to the Fife coast, taken from the tower of the North British Station Hotel. Register House with its dome can be seen on the left-hand side towards the front of the image and behind it to the right is St. James Square. Various church steeples and factory chimneys can be seen.

Artist / maker

Balmain, James C. H.

Date

1902

Size

24.1 x 28.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's Balmoral Hotel stands on the corner of North Bridge and Princes Street. The hotel was designed by William Hamilton Beatie. Its construction took place alongside that of the new North Bridge, and was completed in 1902. Formerly called the North British Hotel, it was owned by the North British Railway Company. It was sold by British Rail in the 1980s, and reopened in 1991 under its new name following extensive refurbishment. Its distinctive clock tower forms an unmistakable part of Edinburgh's skyline. It stands at just under 60 metres, with the clock face itself, designed by Hamilton and Inches, being taller than a double-decker bus.

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