111-112 Princes
Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3AA
0844 561 6161
@debenhams
Prior
to being the flagship store of the retail giant, this Grade B listed
building was a theatre and cafe and, originally, the home of the
Scottish
Conservative Club. It still contains a beautiful curved staircase
and three stained glass windows, dedicated to the memory of Benjamin
Disraeli, which were constructed in 1884 and are the work of James
Ballantine & Son (whose work can be seen in Greyfriars
Kirk
(1 Greyfriars, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ), St
John the Evangelist Church (Princes
Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4BJ)
and St.
Giles Cathedral,
as well as the House of Lords).
Hidden
incongruously amongst the ladieswear on the first floor, is the oak
panelled Victorian library featuring antique books and a bust of
Gladstone - a remnant of the Liberal Club which also used to be on
this site.
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