| Teviot Row House | |
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 Teviot Row House, viewed from Bristo Square. | |
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| Former names | Edinburgh University Union |
| General information | |
| Type | Students' union |
| Architectural style | Scottish baronial |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°56′42.18″N3°11′20.33″W / 55.9450500°N 3.1889806°W /55.9450500; -3.1889806 |
| Construction started | 1887 |
| Opened | 19 October 1889 |
| Cost | £15,600 |
| Owner | The University of Edinburgh |
| Landlord | Edinburgh University Students' Association |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 6,190 m2 (66,600 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sydney Mitchell |
| Architecture firm | Sydney Mitchell and Wilson |
| Website | |
| eusa.ed.ac.uk | |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 14 December 1970 |
| Reference no. | LB27993 |
Teviot Row House, orTeviot (/ˈtiːviət/), is one of thestudent union buildings at theUniversity of Edinburgh, Scotland. Run byEdinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA), the building inBristo Square is the oldest purpose built student union building in the world, having been opened in 1889.
Teviot has six bars, includingThe Library Bar serving foodà la carte;The New Amphion café and bar with counter meals alongside meals à la carte;The Undergroundnightclub; the union's original single bar,The Lounge Bar;The Loft Bar, complete with a roof terrace; andThe Sports Bar with live sport and billiard tables. Other rooms includeTheDebating Hall,The Dining Room andThe Study, alongside several smaller meeting rooms available to student societies.[1] In 2014 the privately operatedTeviot Print Shop was opened in the reception area.
During the university period Teviot hosts a number of regular events catered towards local students. These includeOpen Mic Nights, Monday Night Jazz, club nights and a popular Sunday night Teviot Pursuitspub quiz. Special one-off annual events using the entire building include a Christmas party, the Graduation Ball, and aHallowe'en party. The building also plays host toEUSA's regular democratic meetings and student society events.
During theEdinburgh Festival, the building is used by theGilded Balloon and is one of the city's largestFringe venues. It was formerly the venue for the Fringe Club, and in modern times is configured to create eight performance spaces, eight bars, and a café.[2]
Teviot was built in Hailes sandstone in a 16th-century Scots palace style with a copedcrowstepped and pinnacledgables clasped bydrum towers of the Falkland or Holyrood type but with large windows. It features large late Gothictraceried windows. In 1905 the 16th-century style west wing, containing the dining hall, library bar and sports bar, was completed in squared coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. In 1962 aModernist style extension was added to the rear, containing the study and the billiards room. Prior to construction the site housed Lord Ross's house, built c. 1740, which later became a lying-in hospital from 1793 to 1842.[3][4]
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