| St Andrew's House | |
|---|---|
Taigh Naoimh Anndra | |
_(cropped).jpg) The front elevation of St Andrew's House | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government office |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Address | 2 Regent Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3DG |
| Coordinates | 55°57′12.15″N 3°11′2.75″W / 55.9533750°N 3.1840972°W |
| Current tenants | Scottish Government |
| Construction started | 1935 |
| Opened | September 1939 |
| Renovated | 2001 |
| Cost | £433,200 |
| Owner | Scottish Government |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel with retaining walls built in reinforced concrete and faced with Darney stone |
| Floor count | Eight |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas S. Tait |
| Architecture firm | Burnet, Tait & Lorne |
| Developer | Scottish Office |
| Other designers | Sir William Reid Dick, Alexander Carrick, Phyllis Bone, Walter Gilbert Thomas Hadden |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  St Andrew Square Edinburgh Waverley |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | Regent Road, St Andrew's House including boundary wall, lamp standards and gates |
| Designated | 14 December 1970 |
| Reference no. | LB27756 |
| References | |
| Dictionary of Scottish Architects | |
St Andrew's House (SAH) (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Naoimh Anndra), on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government.[1] The building houses offices for the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government.[2]
When completed in 1939, the building was the largest metal-framed building in Europe, and was the first time government departments serving Scotland were brought under the same space in Edinburgh.[3]
Built on the site of the old Calton Jail, the graves of ten murderers who were housed within Calton Jail remain buried beneath the car park for St Andrew's House. The turreted Governor's House is the only remaining part of the Calton Jail to remain in existence following the construction of St Andrew's House. The building accommodates 1,600 civil servants from the Scottish Government over six floors within the building.[4]
- ^ "St Andrew's House". Scottish Government. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Today". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Introduction". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "St. Andrew's House | EdinburghGuide.com". edinburghguide.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.