History

Tanfield was originally conceived and built as an administrative centre for one of Europe's largest financial institutions, as Standard Life cemented its position within Edinburgh as one of the city's largest employers.

Upon its opening in 1991, the building was one of the most ambitious developments and boasted the largest floorplates of any office in Europe.

In choosing to locate this superb new building on the plains of the Water of Leith, Standard Life was following a tradition of using the site for specialist, or bespoke, purposes. The first congregation of the Free Church of Scotland was held on the site in 1843. And since then, the site has been a tannery, one of the retained buildings was used as a wool store and, in the 1960s, was the head office of the Daily Mail in Scotland. Go to Specifications