Tweeddale Court and House, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

16422

Title

Tweeddale Court and House, Edinburgh

Description

Tweeddale House as seen from the pend entrance to Tweeddale Court, High Street, Edinburgh. A set of wrought iron gates lie across the end of the close. Through them Tweeddale House can be seen. It is built on two levels with multi-pane windows. The front door has the name Oliver & Boyd written in gold lettering above it and a lamppost to its left.

Artist / maker

Murphy, Bernard

Date

2006

Size

10.1 x 14.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Tweeddale House was built in 1576 for Neil Laing, Keeper of the Signet, and his wife, Elizabeth Danielstoune. It gets its name from John Laing, first Marquis of Tweeddale who inherited it in 1645. The house stands on the south side of Tweeddale Court (which contains a section of the King's Wall of 1450). In 1791 it became the head office of the British Linen Bank, and from 1817 until 1973 the headquarters of Oliver and Boyd, publishers. The building was restored in the 1980s and in 1984 the Scottish Poetry Library was established here.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Courtyards

Architecture > Architectural features > Gates

Homes > Residential buildings > Mansions

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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