Assembly Rooms - Interior, Edinburgh

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Assembly Rooms - Interior, Edinburgh
Assembly Rooms - Interior, Edinburgh

Exceptional Classical halls of historic importance by John Henderson, 1783-87. Foundation stone laid May 1783, Andrew Long appointed as mason and William Wright as carpenter. The Assembly Rooms were built by public subscription, on a site given by the city, and cost over £6,000. They were initially furnished by William Trotter. Due to the high cost for the building and the way it was funded, the original interior was largely unadorned. A fundraising campaign in 1796 soon rectified that and brought it to the Georgian grandeur we see to this present day. Interior fittings were designed by architect John Baxter. Spectacular crystal chandeliers in principal rooms with Edinburgh provenance. Cornice, pilasters and ceiling rose painted in 22 carat gold leaf.

Four 18th-century “Coade stone” statues believed to have graced the original side entrance to the Music Hall were brought back to former glory in a refurbishment 2011-12 taking 250,000 man-hours. Covered in emulsion around 12 times over the years, with many of the features lost. A museums collections expert with the city council spent months restoring them and they are now on display in the hall leading to the main ballroom.

From royal banquets to talent contests, conferences to ceilidhs, the building has welcomed authors such as Dickens, Thackeray and Scott for public readings. In August 1822 the Assembly Rooms hosted a glittering Royal event - ‘The Peers Ball’, during the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh.

John Henderson, of Edinburgh, died prematurely (circa 1788) shortly after the Assembly Rooms was completed, and his other known work was Amisfield House, East Lothian (now demolished). Although he is credited with two built works, had he lived longer he would likely be regarded as one of Scotland's leading architects of the Georgian period. Not to be confused with a later respected ecclesiastical architect also from Edinburgh.

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