http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Review recommends closure of General Register House" en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:21:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14358#post-180239 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:13:38 +0000 Stickman 180239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Will Wetherspoons have their eye on it for another huge pub? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14358#post-180238 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:05:58 +0000 kaputnik 180238@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>improve our archive and public facilities</em></p> <p>By making them less accessible to the general public by putting them in an anonymous shed in an anonymous industrial estate on the edge of town without great transport links (i.e. "we'll be building a big new car park"). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14358#post-180187 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:19:34 +0000 Arellcat 180187@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Our long-term aspiration is to co-locate the majority of our staff in a fit-for-purpose facility in Edinburgh, and to expand and improve our archive and public facilities at Thomas Thomson House in the west of the city."</em></p> <p>Thomas Thomson House is in Sighthill. It may be a 'better' building, in terms of space utilisation and utility costs, but it's not what you'd call an iconic building in an iconic location.</p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/nXOaO" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/maps/nXOaO</a></p> <p>I was in New Register House for the first time just this week. I was mightily impressed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14358#post-180185 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:32:21 +0000 chdot 180185@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The move comes as major redevelopments are planned in the immediate area, including the creation of the new St James Quarter and a revamp of the former Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in St Andrew Square.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/review-recommends-closure-of-general-register-house-1-3683218" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/review-recommends-closure-of-general-register-house-1-3683218</a> </p>