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Latitude: 55.9539 / 55°57'14"N
Longitude: -3.1905 / 3°11'25"W
OS Eastings: 325761
OS Northings: 674072
OS Grid: NT257740
Mapcode National: GBR 8PF.75
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YMW0
Plus Code: 9C7RXR35+HR
Entry Name: Police Call Box, Register Place, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Register Place, Police Box Opposite Cafe Royal
Listing Date: 10 August 1990
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 371054
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30247
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, Register Place, Police Call Box
ID on this website: 200371054
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Police box
City architects Dept. (Ebenezer J MacRae, City Architect), designed probably late 1930s. Standard Edinburgh police box. Classical, rectangular cast-iron box 6ft by 4ft on plan. 2-bay pilastered long elevations, one of which contains door bearing City Arms. Single bay short elevations surmounted by open pediments containing ribboned wreath decoration. Saltire patterned glazing to all elevations.
A Rollo and J A Tweedie were also involved in the design.
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