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Sale rescues historic house from collapse

A SIXTEENTH Century house in Leith which once sheltered Mary Queen of Scots has been sold by the National Trust of Scotland (NTS).

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

Lamb's House in Leith has been bought by conservation architect Nicholas Groves-Raines.

He plans to restore it and live in it with his family, and to create an office for his architectural practice.

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The A-listed building is derelict, and several attempts to bring it back into use have failed. The most recent was in 2008, when NTS and council-backed developer, EDI Group were granted planning permission to convert it into flats, but the project was never realised.