Summerhall

Terraced houses and shops occupied the site for many years, until they made way for the purpose-built Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, when it moved from Clyde Street in the north of the city.

[2] The veterinary college became a full faculty of the University of Edinburgh in 1964, and the school continued on the site until 2010, when the Royal Dick relocated to a new campus at Easter Bush in the south of the city.

[6] Reputedly the biggest private art centre in Europe,[7] it became major venue, each August, for the Edinburgh Fringe, and achieved a footfall of over 1 million visitors a year.

"[10] On 14 May 2024, the owners announced their intention to place the 130,00 sq ft complex, with leases intact for over 100 artists, small businesses and companies, on the open market.

[11] On 30 July 2024, selling agents Cuthbert White announced that there was the prospect of Scots Arts (previously Edinburgh Palette) agreeing to manage the venue on a new three year lease.