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The Town House is located in the city centre and is ideally located for all tourist attractions, theatres, restaurants and Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. Constructed in 1876 as The Manse (Minister's house) for the adjoining Church-the house consists of 3 floors.
The bedrooms are situated on the first and second floors, all with en-suite facilities. Some with baths and some with showers.
 
When you visit Edinburgh, you will find a city steeped in history. In our home, you will be living with it. Once occupied by an inventor called David Theo Williamson, a renowned mechanical engineer, who resided at 65 Gilmore Place for a period of 30 years as a child and then, having inherited the property, as father of his own family. You may be unaware of the major impact that Theo has had on all our lives.
 
The inventor of the first amplifier, with no valves, and the lightweight "pick-up" for record players, he brought music to our ears. In an industrial engineering capacity, he worked for many years for the Ferranti company, gaining prominence through his development of the computerised lathe. In later years, he achieved recognition for his development of computerised manufacturing techniques. The Town House is now one of the finest Guest Houses in Edinburgh and is graded by the Scottish Tourist Board at the highest end of their four star range.