The Georgian house
- the Georgian House
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The house to the left of the centrepiece (n° 7) is a restored eighteenth-century house, ’the Georgian House’, like “Number One, The Royal Crescent” at Bath and other period houses.
Some Georgian Rooms
The dining room, Georgian House of Edinburgh
- The dining room
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The dining room is on the ground floor.
The hangings are red, which was thought good for the health at meal times.
The bed chamber, Georgian House of Edinburgh
- The bed chamber
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The bedroom is on the ground floor, overlooking the garden, as the custom was in Scotland.
The drawing room, The Georgian House in Edinburgh
- The drawing room
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The drawing room is on the first floor, overlooking the square.
The layout of the furniture is that of the 18th century: a formal arrangement with the chairs around the room against the walls. The style of the furniture would be designed so as to suit the architectural decoration close to which it was placed.
The draw-up festoon curtains are of a style which remained fashionable in Scotland till the end of the 18th century.
The parlour, The Georgian House in Edinburgh
- The parlour
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The parlour on the first floor at the back of the house was an intimate room for everyday life, where the members of the family would read, do needlework or take tea.
The layout of the furniture differed from that of the drawing room: there was a table in the middle and chairs around it, which was the new fashion in the late 18th century.
Life in the Georgian House
- Drawing room
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Artist’s impression of the drawing room at n°7 as it would have been when first occupied.
Servants in the Georgian House in Edinburgh
- Georgian House
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Details of other Georgian houses
- Georgian House
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- Georgian House
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The hollow metallic horn at the foot of the lamp post is an “extinguisher” into which torches would have been thrust before entering the house so as to put out the fire.
They can also be seen at the Royal Crescent in Bath.
