Cockburn Street/357 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1ND
Of all Edinburgh's 80+ 'closes' (alleyways), Advocate's Close probably best sums up what Edinburgh is all about - the old and new living side by side...preservation and innovation.
At numbers two and four, look up at the carved lintels which read “spes altera vitae” (“a second hope of life”) and “blissit be god of al his giftis” 1590.
At number seven is The Tower, a contemporary office development completed in 2013.
At number nine, in an old Victorian pump house, is The Devil’s Advocate bar & restaurant featuring a mezzanine dining area and a 200-strong whisky shelf.
Advocate's Close offers an alternative route from Cockburn Street at the bottom, to 357 High Street on the Royal Mile. Since 2013, there has been a pedestrian thoroughfare linking Advocate’s Close with the News Steps.
In 2014, Advocate's Close was named Scotland's 'Best Building'
Of all Edinburgh's 80+ 'closes' (alleyways), Advocate's Close probably best sums up what Edinburgh is all about - the old and new living side by side...preservation and innovation.
At numbers two and four, look up at the carved lintels which read “spes altera vitae” (“a second hope of life”) and “blissit be god of al his giftis” 1590.
At number seven is The Tower, a contemporary office development completed in 2013.
At number nine, in an old Victorian pump house, is The Devil’s Advocate bar & restaurant featuring a mezzanine dining area and a 200-strong whisky shelf.
Advocate's Close offers an alternative route from Cockburn Street at the bottom, to 357 High Street on the Royal Mile. Since 2013, there has been a pedestrian thoroughfare linking Advocate’s Close with the News Steps.
In 2014, Advocate's Close was named Scotland's 'Best Building'
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