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Conservative Club, Edinburgh
The Conservative Club, also known as The Scottish Conservative Club, was an Edinburgh Gentlemen's club founded in the late 1870s, and from 1880 located at 112 Princes Street. As the name implies, the club was politically aligned to the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives. History In 1880, the club moved to a club house on Princes Street designed by Arthur Colville. It opened officially on the 1st February 1884. The new clubhouse had an elaborate carved timber stair turning round a 2-storey arcade, against 3 stained glass windows by James Ballantyne and Son. In 1978, department store Debenhams took over the property, as well as The Scottish Liberal Club next door, and knocked through turning both into a department store. Present use In 2021, the clubhouse, along with the former clubhouse of The Scottish Liberal Club, received planning permission for conversion into a hotel. See also * Conservative Club References Clubs and societies in Edinburgh Organisations based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
