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99: 170: 107: 84: 42: 398: 347: 544: 391: 549: 238:"Waterloo Place and North Bridge and 10 Calton Road, Waverlygate (former General Post Office) including wall and lamp standards (LB27631)" 384: 539: 554: 186: 17: 270: 326: 190: 300: 242: 559: 462: 457: 135: 447: 151: 467: 477: 163: 513: 427: 202: 139: 205:. In 2000 the interior was removed, to be replaced by commercial office space, leaving only the 432: 155: 88: 295: 237: 518: 472: 8: 482: 437: 198: 98: 498: 442: 452: 197:, and it was twice extended to meet increasing volumes of demand, first from 1890 by 169: 376: 508: 206: 193:. The new building replaced the post office built 1815–19 on Waterloo Place beside 159: 162:. The ceremony took place on the same day as the first stone was laid for the new 182: 147: 92: 533: 362: 349: 194: 174: 185:
on Waterloo Place and housed offices for other public bodies, including the
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Inner courtyard of the Waverlygate office development
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Canmore: National Record of the Historic Environment
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The new GPO replaced the former one opposite beside
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The south facade of the former GPO from North Bridge
531: 392: 296:"16-20 (even Nos) Waterloo Place (LB29899)" 399: 385: 134:. It was built 1861–65 on the site of the 177:at 16–20 Waterloo Place (built 1861–1880) 168: 105: 97: 82: 14: 545:Government buildings completed in 1865 532: 550:Buildings and structures in Edinburgh 380: 271:"The General Post Office, Edinburgh" 264: 262: 260: 232: 230: 228: 226: 187:Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland 181:The GPO adjoined the offices of the 87:North facade of the former GPO from 27:British former post office building 24: 268: 25: 571: 319: 257: 223: 40: 540:1865 establishments in Scotland 191:Scottish Meteorological Society 288: 13: 1: 301:Historic Environment Scotland 243:Historic Environment Scotland 216: 138:, between Waterloo Place and 555:Former post office buildings 463:Scottish Parliament Building 7: 166:(now the National Museum). 10: 576: 468:Southside Community Centre 491: 415: 73: 65: 57: 52: 48: 39: 34: 407:Government buildings in 164:Royal Museum of Scotland 428:Edinburgh City Chambers 203:William Thomas Oldrieve 140:North Bridge, Edinburgh 433:General Register House 178: 156:Albert, Prince Consort 111: 103: 95: 89:General Register House 172: 109: 101: 86: 201:and then 1908–09 by 560:General Post Office 504:General Post Office 483:West Register House 438:HM Prison Edinburgh 359: /  199:Walter W. Robertson 142:, to the design of 116:General Post Office 53:General information 35:General Post Office 18:Walter W. Robertson 499:Canongate Tolbooth 443:New Register House 363:55.9530°N 3.1884°W 179: 112: 104: 96: 527: 526: 473:St Andrew's House 458:Royal Observatory 453:Queensberry House 136:Old Theatre Royal 81: 80: 16:(Redirected from 567: 509:Lothian Chambers 448:Parliament House 401: 394: 387: 378: 377: 374: 373: 371: 370: 369: 368:55.9530; -3.1884 364: 360: 357: 356: 355: 352: 341: 339: 337: 313: 312: 310: 308: 292: 286: 285: 283: 281: 266: 255: 254: 252: 250: 234: 207:High Renaissance 160:foundation stone 44: 32: 31: 21: 575: 574: 570: 569: 568: 566: 565: 564: 530: 529: 528: 523: 487: 411: 405: 367: 365: 361: 358: 353: 350: 348: 346: 345: 335: 333: 325: 322: 317: 316: 306: 304: 294: 293: 289: 279: 277: 275:British Library 269:Wright, Colin. 267: 258: 248: 246: 236: 235: 224: 219: 152:Robert Matheson 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 573: 563: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 525: 524: 522: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 495: 493: 489: 488: 486: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 419: 417: 413: 412: 404: 403: 396: 389: 381: 343: 342: 321: 320:External links 318: 315: 314: 287: 256: 221: 220: 218: 215: 183:Inland Revenue 150:for Scotland, 148:Clerk of Works 122:) is a former 93:Princes Street 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 50: 49: 46: 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 572: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 537: 535: 520: 519:Old Town Hall 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 496: 494: 490: 484: 481: 479: 478:Victoria Quay 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 420: 418: 414: 410: 402: 397: 395: 390: 388: 383: 382: 379: 375: 372: 332: 328: 324: 323: 303: 302: 297: 291: 276: 272: 265: 263: 261: 245: 244: 239: 233: 231: 229: 227: 222: 214: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 195:Regent Bridge 192: 188: 184: 176: 175:Regent Bridge 171: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 108: 100: 94: 90: 85: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 47: 43: 38: 33: 30: 19: 514:Old Tolbooth 503: 344: 334:. Retrieved 330: 305:. Retrieved 299: 290: 278:. Retrieved 274: 247:. Retrieved 241: 180: 126:building in 119: 115: 113: 66:Town or city 29: 366: / 280:4 September 154:. In 1861, 124:post office 61:Post office 534:Categories 423:Bute House 351:55°57′11″N 217:References 409:Edinburgh 354:3°11′18″W 336:23 August 307:23 August 249:23 August 158:laid the 144:architect 128:Edinburgh 69:Edinburgh 189:and the 132:Scotland 77:Scotland 416:Current 209:-style 74:Country 492:Former 211:facade 338:2020 309:2020 282:2020 251:2020 146:and 114:The 58:Type 120:GPO 91:on 536:: 329:. 298:. 273:. 259:^ 240:. 225:^ 213:. 130:, 400:e 393:t 386:v 340:. 311:. 284:. 253:. 118:( 20:)

Index

Walter W. Robertson


General Register House
Princes Street


post office
Edinburgh
Scotland
Old Theatre Royal
North Bridge, Edinburgh
architect
Clerk of Works
Robert Matheson
Albert, Prince Consort
foundation stone
Royal Museum of Scotland

Regent Bridge
Inland Revenue
Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland
Scottish Meteorological Society
Regent Bridge
Walter W. Robertson
William Thomas Oldrieve
High Renaissance
facade

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