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Chambers Street is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the southern extremity 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 Edinburgh Improvement Act (1867) which led to its creation in 1870. A narrow lane named North College Street and three ...
In 1871 work began on widening the street to the north of the university and museum to form Chambers Street, linked to George IV Bridge. [18] The central section of the Museum of Science and Art building, including the rest of the Great Hall, was completed in 1874 and formally opened to the public on 14 January 1875.
The building's name commemorates Adam Square, one of the three 18th century residential squares built to make way for Chambers Street as part of the 1867 City Improvement Act. [ 1 ] As well as its use as an examination hall, it is also used as a venue for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , the world's largest arts festival, where for many years it ...
Edinburgh City Chambers in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the meeting place of the City of Edinburgh Council and its predecessors, Edinburgh Corporation and Edinburgh District Council. It is a Category A listed building .
Blackfriars Street was created by the widening of Blackfriars Wynd, removing all the buildings on the east side. Chambers Street was created, replacing N College Street and removing Brown Square (west) and Adam Square (east). It was named after the then Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers, and his statue placed at its centre.
Engraving of William Chambers c. 1845 Memorial to William Chambers, Peebles Cemetery 47 Broughton Street, Edinburgh – formerly William Chambers' bookshop John Rhind's statue of William Chambers on Chambers St, Edinburgh. William Chambers of Glenormiston FRSE (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər z /; 16 April 1800 [1] – 20 May 1883) was a Scottish ...
Chambers Street 2016: Alexander Stoddart: Statue: Bronze ... Moved from Chambers Street, Edinburgh South Gyle. Image Title / subject Location and coordinates Date
The National Museum of Scotland, comprising two linked museums on Chambers Street, in the Old Town of Edinburgh: The Museum of Scotland - concerned with the history and people of Scotland; The Royal Museum - a general museum encompassing global geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art