Exterior view of 26 George Street, the newly built premises of The Edinburgh Life Assurance Company, with the statue of King George IV in the foreground

Date:
1909
Location:
26 George Street, Edinburgh
Reference:
BL20511
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

These offices, designed by architect John Dick Peddie, were opened in 1908. The statue of King George IV, commemorating his visit to Edinburgh in 1822, was sculpted by Sir Francis Chantry.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Dick Peddie, John More

Sculptor: Chantry, Francis Legatt

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Edwardian Commercial Office, Georgian Statue