Lamb’s House

Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in , a northern district of the City of , Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence and warehouse.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, Leith, 19 Water Street, Lamb’s House” and “Lamb’s House, 19 Water Street, Leith, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMY Britannia and Trinity House of Leith.

Museum
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Lamb’s House.

Museum
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Trinity House, 99 Kirkgate, is a building in , Edinburgh, Scotland, which was a guild hall, custom house, and centre for maritime administration and poor relief. is situated 1,200 feet south of Lamb’s House.

Church
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St Mary Star of the Sea Church is a Roman parish church in , Scotland. It is situated on Constitution Street in the district and staffed by the . is situated 760 feet south of Lamb’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.

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is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Quarter
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is a district of , the capital of . The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the , on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of .

Quarter
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is an area of , the capital of . The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the .

Lamb’s House

Latitude
55.9752° or 55° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.16963° or 3° 10′ 11″ west
Operator
The National Trust For Scotland
Open location code
9C7RXRGJ+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 306711504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q17570809
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