A domed corner and carved panels give a former co-operative store an unusually ambitious exterior.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1894; residential conversion 1992
- Architect / designer
- Alexander Cullen
- Type
- Former department store and meeting halls
- OS grid reference
- NS 75536 57209
The building and its setting
Red sandstone fronts turn the corner between Scott Street and Dalziel Street. Arched upper windows, columns and a prominent dome announce a building designed for more than everyday shopping. Relief panels represent different forms of labour and learning.
Its story
The original building combined shops, offices and meeting halls, with a manager’s flat above. HES records conversion into apartments in 1992. The society’s institutional history continued separately: Scotmid records the 1981 merger of the Dalziel Society with St Cuthbert’s of Edinburgh.
Why it is included
Connects trade, collective organisation and later residential reuse.
What to look for
- The domed corner and figure of Justice
- Panels depicting work and learning beneath the upper windows
Reading the surroundings
View from public streets; respect private entrances and check access before entering public buildings.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The current occupation of individual ground-floor units has not been verified. The historical layout is not a description of the present apartments.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: LB38246 — Designation, location, architectural description and historical development; not a fresh condition survey.
- Scotmid Co-operative: society history — Explains the Dalziel Society’s 1981 merger and the adoption of the Scotmid name.
Location
OS grid reference NS 75536 57209 · Location confidence: HES catalogue grid converted to WGS84; approximate record location, not an entrance or boundary. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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