Saving Duncan Place
How a few people got together to save Duncan Place from demolition and reinvented it as a community hub and Social Enterprise,
Read about the hurdles and chicanery required to save Duncan Place...
Architect and Architecture
The origin of the Duncan Place building within Leith, its Architect and the function of Duncan Place.
Architect George Craig, designed many buildings in and around Leith. Duncan Place was built in 1921.
Refurbishment pictures
Some images of the building during the refurbishment. It took over two years and some of the original features were saved.
Some images of the refurbishment are shown here. The tiles and the staircase were saved.
Duncan Place History
The history of Duncan Place began with its construction in 1921. It has had many guises and uses over the years and nearly ended with demolition in 2014. Saved by the community in 2016, and subsequently refurbished in 2018 to 2020 and given a new lease of life as Duncan Place Community Hub.
