Well Court

Well Court was commissioned in the 1880s by Sir John Findlay, who was then the owner of The Scotsman newspaper. He bought land in Dean Village and had old tenements there cleared away, to allow his new housing to be built. 

Timeline Key dates from 1883 to the present day.

Look out for...J.R Findlay leaves his mark.

Meet the Victorian residents - the Burnett family resident in 1891.

Restoration An EWH funded restoration project saves the building.

Listen as conservation architect Bob Heath tells the story of Well Court, from Victorian model housing through to its recent restoration.

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