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Rosebank Distillery
We are delighted to announce we have been awarded the scaffolding package for ISG Plc’s prestigious refurbishment of the Rosebank Distillery in Falkirk.
This is our 2nd project with Isg with work well underway at 37-38 St Andrews Square.
Isg are a great contractor to collaborate with, their attention to detail is refreshing and we enjoy working alongside their Contracts Manager who encourages City Access to come up with innovative ideas to deliver a safer, more cost effective job.
Many thanks to the Isg team, we can’t wait to get on site and see the end result of this beautiful distillery.
Governors House
The building of 1815–17 is all that remains of Calton Jail, once the largest prison in Scotland. It was designed by Archibald Elliot who was also responsible for the nearby Waterloo Place and Regent Arch. The House contained the Committee Room used by the Commissioners who governed the prison.
Its castellated and turreted form is similar to James Craig’s Old Observatory House on Calton Hill, but its design was more likely influenced by Robert Adam’s older ‘Bridewell’ of 1791, which stood alongside the newer prison. The jail closed in 1927 and, except for the Governor’s House, was demolished in 1937 to make way for St Andrew’s House.
Until recently the building housed the Scottish Government’s multimedia team and for a time was considered as a possible official home for Scotland’s First Minister, replacing the National Trust for Scotland owned Bute House.
In 2018 we designed and built a splayed access on the rock face over looking Edinburgh’s Waverley Station to allow repointing and window repairs.
There were many challenging aspects to this project including restricted access to our work area and access to the site was extremely limited for vehicles.