The Capital Building, Edinburgh
Built between 1938 and 1940 for Caledonian Insurance, the largest insurance company at the time, the Capital Building was designed by architects Leslie Grahame Thomson and Frank J Connell.
Architecture
Former Odeon Cinema
Sad to see this fine Edinburgh building lying empty. The old Odeon Cinema on the Southside of the city has been unused and unloved for more than twenty years.
Governor’s House, Edinburgh
The Governor’s House is located south of Calton Hill, next to the south-east corner of Old Calton Burial Ground and overlooks Waverley Station.
St James Square, Edinburgh
A ghost sign remains on what’s left of St James Square in Edinburgh’s New Town.
James Craig
James Craig – winner of the 1776 competition to design the layout of Edinburgh’s New Town.