Lamb’s House
Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in Leith, a northern district of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence and warehouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. HMY Britannia is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Lamb’s House.
Trinity House of Leith
Museum
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity House, 99 Kirkgate, is a building in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, which was a guild hall, customs house, and centre for maritime administration and poor relief. Trinity House of Leith is situated 1,200 feet south of Lamb’s House.
St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church
Church
Photo: Cruon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on Constitution Street in the Leith district and staffed by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church is situated 760 feet south of Lamb’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.
Leith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh 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.
Bonnington
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Pilrig
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. 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 Water of Leith.
Lamb’s House
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9752° or 55° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.16963° or 3° 10′ 11″ westOperator
The National Trust For ScotlandOpen location code
9C7RXRGJ+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 306711504OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q17570809
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In Other Languages
“Lamb’s House” goes by many names.
- French: “Lamb’s House”
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