Chambers Street (Edinburgh)
- Chambers Street (Edinburgh)
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View of Chambers Street in Old Town Edinburgh,
showing statue of William Chambers of Glenormiston,
for whom the street was named.
The vehicles in the photograph are parked in the centre of the street in a manner more commonly seen in Edinburgh'
s New Town.
Chambers Street is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, at south of the Old Town. The street is named after William Chambers of Glenormiston, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh who was the main proponent of the 1867 Edinburgh Improvement Act, which gave permission for the street's construction.
Notable buildings
Buildings by date of completion:
- Old College, University of Edinburgh, 1791-1827 (Old College faces onto South Bridge, and predates the construction of Chambers Street; the facade to Chambers Street is noticeably flat for a building designed variously by Robert Adam and William Henry Playfair)
- Minto House, 1878, now the University of Edinburgh Department of Architecture
- Royal Museum, 1888
- Adam House, University of Edinburgh, 1953 (designed by William Kininmonth)
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 1995
- Museum of Scotland, 1998
Coordinates: 55°56′51.39″N 3°11′19.75″W / 55.9476083°N 3.1888194°W / 55.9476083; -3.1888194
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