George Square gardens
George Square was laid out by James Brown in 1766 as a residential square of Georgian terraced houses for the affluent and upwardly mobile. Like many Edinburgh squares built later in the New Town, it was centred on a garden area for residents.
Much of the square was redeveloped in the post Second World War period under Basil Spence's plans commissioned by the university.
See: canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/122519/details/edinburgh+ge...
George Square gardens
George Square was laid out by James Brown in 1766 as a residential square of Georgian terraced houses for the affluent and upwardly mobile. Like many Edinburgh squares built later in the New Town, it was centred on a garden area for residents.
Much of the square was redeveloped in the post Second World War period under Basil Spence's plans commissioned by the university.
See: canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/122519/details/edinburgh+ge...