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14 Young Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9528 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.2055 / 3°12'19"W

OS Eastings: 324823

OS Northings: 673968

OS Grid: NT248739

Mapcode National: GBR 8LF.6K

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QMSV

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3V+4R

Entry Name: 14 Young Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 14 Young Street

Listing Date: 3 March 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370743

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30007

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370743

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

John Young, soon after 1779. 2-storey, half-sunk basement and attic, 3-bay classical former house. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Eaves cornice. To centre bay, architraved corniced doorpiece containing steps to deeply set door and 3-pane fanlight with wrought-iron lamp bracket. Right bay with tripartite windows. Later full-width slate-hung dormer.

3-storey 3-bay rubble rear elevation.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; stone stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

The site was feued to the builder Young in 1779, and became officially known as Young Street in 1806. Listed at Category A despite the obtrusive dormer, and A Group with Nos 10-22 (even nos) Young Street, as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Young Street and Hill Street contain the smartest versions of the 2-storey New Town house. Freestanding coursed rubble double garage to rear (No 6 Young Street Lane South - see separate listing).

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