Statue of Wellington and Register House

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11602

Title

Statue of Wellington and Register House, Edinburgh, from the south-east

Description

General Register House at the east end of Princes Street, Edinburgh. In front of the building is a statue of the Duke of Wellington on horseback. The statues stands on a stone plinth which is surrounded by railings.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1887

Size

8.3 x 17.1 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

Register House is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It was designed by Robert Adam as a repository for Scotland's public records. Building work began in 1774 and three sides of the quadrangle were completed by the first years of the 19th century. The north side of the quadrangle was added by Robert Reid in the 1820's and early 1830's. A statue of the Duke of Wellington was erected in front of the building in 1852.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Railings

Architecture > Monuments > Statues

Government > National > National government buildings

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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