New Register House, Edinburgh
E209555
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Register House, Edinburgh canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
archive building ⓘ government building ⓘ |
| address |
Princes Street
ⓘ
surface form:
Princes Street, Edinburgh
|
| architect | Robert Matheson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Archives in Scotland
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Edinburgh ⓘ Government buildings in Scotland ⓘ Tourist attractions in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.953°N 3.190°W ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
public administration
ⓘ
record keeping ⓘ |
| hasBasement | true ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
census records of Scotland
ⓘ
statutory registers of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland ⓘ valuation rolls of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasReadingRoom | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| houses |
Court of the Lord Lyon
ⓘ
National Records of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
National Records of Scotland headquarters
Scotland’s national archives ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Town
ⓘ
surface form:
New Town, Edinburgh
|
| locatedNear |
North Bridge, Edinburgh
ⓘ
Waverley Station ⓘ |
| location | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Records of Scotland ⓘ |
| mapFeature | prominent dome visible from Princes Street ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Register House (original General Register House) ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| owner | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Register House (complex)
ⓘ
surface form:
General Register House complex
National Records of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
National Records of Scotland estate
|
| publicAccessType | by appointment for archival research ⓘ |
| region | Lothian ⓘ |
| roofFeature | central dome ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offices of registrars and heraldic authorities
ⓘ
storage of archival records ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.