Caledonian Mansions
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Caledonian Mansions
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 27 Jul 2013
Ornate Caledonian Railway motif at the corner of Caledonian Crescent and Great Western Road. Designed by James Miller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Miller_(architect) for the Caledonian Railway Company in 1897, Caledonian Mansions was originally intended to be an annex to the Central Hotel in the city centre. Renovated in 2008 http://www.johngilbert.co.uk/?portfolio_page=caledonian-mansions . A Category A Listed building http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:32200 .
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Image Location
Latitude
55.874816
Longitude
-4.280643