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20th
Century
Several
generations of the Inglis family worked form Rock House until
1949. The company then moved to other premises in Edinburgh,
and remained in business until 1973.
The
last Edinburgh photographer to work from Rock House was the industrial
photographer, Paul Shillabeer FRPS. [When was he based at Rock
House?] He was based at 69 Hanover Street from 1957 until 1969.
Rock
House 2000
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Copyright: For permission to
reproduce, please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk
Rock
House is the building at the right end of the row of houses , close to the
centre of this photograph. The house was offered for sale in March
2000, and valued at approx £500,000.
Some interest was shown in
buying the house and opening it to the Nation, but this was found to be
impractical. It was thought that the house would not have been
suitable to accommodate a large number of visitors.
However
there is currently (May 2001) enthusiasm for opening the nearby Royal
High School, also beneath Calton Hill, as a location to display and
celebrate the history of photography in Scotland.
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