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Queensberry House, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Murphy, Bernard, 2006, Photograph
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Queensberry House, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Queensberry House, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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Queensberry House, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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Murphy, Bernard
Date
2006
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10.1 x 14.9 cm
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Queensberry House is a 17th century building which has been renovated and integrated into the Scottish Parliament complex. It has kept its traditional exterior although it has been strengthened by a new steel and concrete structure, and an additional storey which was added in 1808 has been removed. The building contains the office of the Presiding Officer, two Deputy Presiding Officers, the Parliament's Chief Executive and other staff.
The house was probably built in 1681, bought by the first Duke of Queensberry in 1686 and passed on to his descendants. Notoriously, in 1707 the son of the second Duke of Queensberry roasted a kitchen boy on a spit, and the fireplace where this is thought to have occurred is still visible on the ground floor.
The house was purchased by the Board of Ordnance in 1803, and remodelled as a barracks in 1808. It has also been used as accommodation for the destitute and at various times as a hospital, most recently as Queensberry Hospital for the elderly.
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