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Scotsman offices
Unknown, 1905, Photograph
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8187
Title
Scotsman offices
Description
The buildings of the recently completed Scotsman offices dominates this view of the cobblestoned North Bridge, Edinburgh
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1905
Size
23.8 x 28.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This image has been chosen for the Edinburgh - Past and Present Exhibition by John McLellan, Editor of Edinburgh Evening News -"I worked in the old Scotsman building in the 90s right up until the papers moved to their new home in Holyrood and the grandeur of the old place is still something that the few remaining old North Bridge hands miss. The building was not only a statement of confidence by The Scotsman's owners in their title but it also symbolises the pre-eminent position of newspapers at that time, unchallenged by radio TV or the internet. Down the Old Town skyline are the symbols of a great capital city, the power of the state in the Castle, established religion in New College, finance in the Bank of Scotland headquarters, civic organisation in the City Chambers and finally the Fourth Estate in The Scotsman building" John McLellan.
The former Scotsman buildings stand on the west side of North Bridge in Edinburgh. They were built between 1899 and 1902 at a cost of roughly £500,000, and were notable for their lavish interiors. These buildings were occupied by the newspaper between 1904 and 1999, when it moved, along with Scotland on Sunday and the Evening News, to new purpose built premises at Holyrood.
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