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Plans for St George's Church, Charlotte's Square
Unknown, 1950, Reproduction
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Plans for St George's Church, Charlotte's Square
Plans for St George's Church, Charlotte's Square
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9131
Title
Plans for St George's Church, Charlotte's Square
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1950
Size
22.4 x 33.5 cm
Type
Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Reproduction of illustration from the Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscelany, 1814.
West Register House was completed in 1811, originally as St George's Church. Standing in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, the church was intended to mirror another church at the opposite end of George Street, but this plan was never realised. The original design for the building was made by Robert Adam, but his plans were substantially modified by Robert Reid. The building was taken over by the government in 1964 and is now used by the National Archives of Scotland.
Charlotte Square is situated close to the West End of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It was named on James Craig's original New Town plan as St. George's Square, but changed in 1786 to Charlotte Square after Queen Charlotte, wife of George III.
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