Lauriston, £785,000 Simpson Loan This three-bedroom contemporary apartment is in a Foster + Partners building located in central Edinburgh. It has great south-facing views and there are communal gardens and a parking space. Rettie & Co (0131–624 9088)
West End, £650,000
Lennox Street A beautifully presented and spacious double upper flat is set over the 1st and 2nd floors within a charming B Listed Victorian building. It has four double bedrooms, a bathroom, shower room and wc. Knight Frank (0131 222 9600)
West End, £595,000
Chester Street This three-bedroom garden flat was launched on the market last week. It has an under-pavement home office, a garden to the rear and is within walking distance of the shops on Prince’s Street and the financial heart of the city. Strutt & Parker (0131–226 2500)
New Town, £400,000
Drummond Place This first-floor flat overlooks the communal gardens. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large open-plan living room and kitchen and a dining room that could work as a third bedroom. Savills (0131–247 3700)
West End, £875,000
Lansdowne Crescent An exceptional ground and garden flat offering ideal family accommodation. It boasts four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an impressive drawing rooms with wooden floors and intricate cornice work. Knight Frank (0131 222 9606)
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Spam: The tinned meaty treat that brought a taste of the ‘hot-dog life of Hollywood’ to war-weary BritainCourtesy of our ‘special relationship’ with the US, Spam was a culinary phenomenon, says Mary Greene. So much so that in 1944, London’s Simpson’s, renowned for its roast beef, was offering creamed Spam casserole instead.
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Folio, Folio, wherefore art thou Folio? Shakespeare set to be auctioned by Sotheby'sFour Folios will be auctioned in London on May 23, with an estimate of £3.5–£4.5 million for 'the most significant publication in the history of English literature'.
