City 'eyesore' HQ faces the axe as new hotel checks in

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Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2005 / November 25

One of Edinburgh's biggest eye-sores is set to be demolished and replaced with a new hotel. The former Lothian Regional Council headquarters on the corner of the Royal Mile and George IV Bridge will also make way for new shops, bars and restaurants under the plans. But Halifax Bank of Scotland's proposals to rid the Capital of one of its ugliest buildings has provoked stinging criticism from heritage watchdogs. Historic Scotland has objected to the scheme, arguing the A-listed building should be re-used rather than demolished. And other groups, including the Cockburn Association, the Architectural Heritage Society for Scotland, the Edinburgh Old Town Association and the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, have all raised concerns about the design of the new development.

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