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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8806996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Register House (original General Register House) Context triple: [New Register House, Edinburgh, namedAfter, Register House (original General Register House)]
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A.
General Register Office for England and Wales
The General Register Office for England and Wales is the government body responsible for civil registration of births, deaths, marriages, and other vital records in England and Wales.
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B.
Mansion House
Mansion House is the official residence and office of the Lord Mayor of London, located in the City of London.
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C.
Riverside House, London
Riverside House, London is a prominent office building on the South Bank of the Thames that serves as the main headquarters of the UK communications regulator Ofcom.
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D.
Keeling House, Bethnal Green
Keeling House in Bethnal Green is a notable mid-20th-century residential tower block in East London, celebrated as a key example of British Brutalist architecture by Denys Lasdun.
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E.
The Old Deanery, London
The Old Deanery in London is a historic ecclesiastical residence closely associated with the leadership of the Church of England in the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Register House (original General Register House) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
General Register Office for England and Wales
The General Register Office for England and Wales is the government body responsible for civil registration of births, deaths, marriages, and other vital records in England and Wales.
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B.
Mansion House
Mansion House is the official residence and office of the Lord Mayor of London, located in the City of London.
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C.
Riverside House, London
Riverside House, London is a prominent office building on the South Bank of the Thames that serves as the main headquarters of the UK communications regulator Ofcom.
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D.
Keeling House, Bethnal Green
Keeling House in Bethnal Green is a notable mid-20th-century residential tower block in East London, celebrated as a key example of British Brutalist architecture by Denys Lasdun.
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E.
The Old Deanery, London
The Old Deanery in London is a historic ecclesiastical residence closely associated with the leadership of the Church of England in the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Register House (original General Register House) Description of subject: 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.
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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headquartersLocation
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Register House (original General Register House)
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this entity surface form:
General Register House