Forbes to Fitzgerald

22/01/2026

Andrew W Forbes 15 August 1865 Then a scrawled signature: Andrew Wallace Forbes These words are etched on a window high above 10 Scotland Street, overlooking the lane, which in 1865 was edged with coach houses and stables. In 1824 William and Alexander Lewis Wallace, a father and son partnership, built numbers 4 to 10 […]

28 Queen Street

20/01/2026

I’ll be giving a talk on 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh – a history of the New Town from Robert Allan, first owner of the house and proprietor of the Caledonian Mercury, through a multitude of incarnations to the HQ of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and finally the town home of The Scotch […]

Praise from Margaret Atwood

01/10/2024

“If you love history and 200 year old houses – 10 Scotland Street…”