NEW 235 at Charlotte Square
New Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3, number 235 (SJ16 STY) is seen in Charlotte Square with Bute House, the home of Scotland's First Minister to the rear.
Charlotte Square, designed by Robert Adam in 1786, was part of the initial phase of one of the first architectural master designs of the area known as Edinburgh's New Town, completed in the 1820's. Sadly, Adam died in 1792 just when building work began. The central house on this, the north side of the square is named Bute House - a four-storey terraced house which is the official residence of Scotland's First Minister, Ms Nicola Sturgeon.
The house contains the Cabinet Room, offices and conference, reception, sitting and dining rooms where Nicola works, and where Scottish Government ministers, official visitors and guests are received and entertained. The second and third floors contain the private residence of the First Minister.
Such grand and opulent architecture is rare in Britain and note the Greek pediments, Doric columns, rustic stonework on the ground floors and ornate Charlotte lanterns - electric lamp fittings attached to the railings and these are replicas of the fitments in the early 19th Century. These are now very much standard in the Georgian areas of the Capital.
For an accumulative guide of Lothian's new tour fleet, in numerical order, please click here as the story develops.
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NEW 235 at Charlotte Square
New Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3, number 235 (SJ16 STY) is seen in Charlotte Square with Bute House, the home of Scotland's First Minister to the rear.
Charlotte Square, designed by Robert Adam in 1786, was part of the initial phase of one of the first architectural master designs of the area known as Edinburgh's New Town, completed in the 1820's. Sadly, Adam died in 1792 just when building work began. The central house on this, the north side of the square is named Bute House - a four-storey terraced house which is the official residence of Scotland's First Minister, Ms Nicola Sturgeon.
The house contains the Cabinet Room, offices and conference, reception, sitting and dining rooms where Nicola works, and where Scottish Government ministers, official visitors and guests are received and entertained. The second and third floors contain the private residence of the First Minister.
Such grand and opulent architecture is rare in Britain and note the Greek pediments, Doric columns, rustic stonework on the ground floors and ornate Charlotte lanterns - electric lamp fittings attached to the railings and these are replicas of the fitments in the early 19th Century. These are now very much standard in the Georgian areas of the Capital.
For an accumulative guide of Lothian's new tour fleet, in numerical order, please click here as the story develops.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_montgomery/albums/7215767282...