Description

William Innes Thomson of W N Thomson and Co, 1936. 2-storey, irregular-plan International Modern roadhouse with Art Deco detailing, on corner site. Harled brick. Painted terrazzo base course; dividing band course; parapet.

N (NIDDRIE MAINS ROAD) ELEVATION: 3-bay including bowed angle bay. Broad entrance bay to outer right; doorway boarded up; bracketed canopy with blocking course and advertisement fin above; window to 1st floor. Central bay with full-height angled chimneybreast; slit windows flanking to both floors. 5-light bowed windows to both floors in bay to outer left.

E (CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE LOAN) ELEVATION: 2-storey in 2 bays to outer right, stepped single storey in 2 bays to outer left. Bracketed canopy over doorways between 2 bays to outer right; decorative iron grille to fanlight; advertisement fin above. Strip windows in bay to outer right.

S AND W ELEVATIONS: not seen 1995. Later replacement glazing. Flat roof.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

Built for Mrs T H Gair. The roadhouse was a new form of refreshment/entertainment building for the travelling public. The White House was one of the very few Edinburgh roadhouses to reflect the new type of building in an explicitly modern design. Originally the ground floor contained a saloon bar, a public bar, a tea room, and a skittle alley, whilst upstairs there was a billiard room and a lounge bar.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• The White House, 68-70 Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17796137

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