Register House (original General Register House)
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Register House, originally known as the General Register House, is a historic 18th-century public records building in Edinburgh that houses Scotland’s national archives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Register House | 1 |
| Register House (original General Register House) canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century building
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archive building ⓘ government building ⓘ public records building ⓘ |
| architect | Robert Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical architecture
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1780s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1774 ⓘ |
| contains | archival storage for national records of Scotland ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 55.953°N 3.189°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function |
houses Scotland’s national archives
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repository of public records ⓘ |
| hasName | Register House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | east end of Princes Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | New Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | North Bridge, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| operator | National Records of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | General Register House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh New Town heritage area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest purpose-built public record repositories in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| use |
public records office
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research facility for historical records ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Records of Scotland
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Register House (original General Register House)
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this entity surface form:
General Register House