Hanover Buildings, 66-84 Rose Street, Edinburgh

Hanover Buildings, located at 66-84 Rose Street in Edinburgh, was designed by T Forbes Maclennan in 1929 and later reglazed and extended to the east by Hugh Martin & Partners in 1976. This impressive four-storey building features a half basement and an attic, and is designed in a stripped classical style with 13 bays. The exterior is constructed of polished red sandstone ashlar and includes a glazed curtain wall.

The former entrance bay is located at the center, featuring a doorpiece that incorporates a base course as an architrave, with channelled cavetto piers and a cornice above. This entrance is flanked by ten bays of giant pilasters, with curtain glazing in between. The solid outer bays each have a window on every floor. The building is topped with a stylised entablature and a small ashlar attic that has a bipartite window in each bay.

The rear elevation consists of ten bays and is a stripped version of the front, featuring a broken pedimented centerpiece with tripartite windows. There is a fine wrought-iron sign to the left, which was originally positioned at the center of the building.

The interior has been modernized for office use.