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56, 58 George Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.953 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.1991 / 3°11'56"W

OS Eastings: 325219

OS Northings: 673975

OS Grid: NT252739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.GJ

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TMSR

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+58

Entry Name: 56, 58 George Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 56 and 58 George Street with Railings

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367488

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28870

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 56, 58 George Street

ID on this website: 200367488

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1775; earlier 19th shop at ground. 3-storey and basement, 4-bay classical tenement with shop at ground. Droved cream sandstone ashlar (stonecleaned) with polished dressings; rusticated quoins. Common stair door to left; 3-bay shopfront to right with splayed steps to corniced door and windows advanced and architraved. Decorative cast-iron balconies at 2nd floor. Piend-roofed earlier 19th century canted dormer to right.

Projecting rubble gable to rear.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Roof piended to E; large stone stack to E; grey slates.

INTERIOR: divided former 1st floor Drawing Room with original enriched plaster ceiling.

PIERS AND RAILINGS: early 20th century cast-iron railings to front and steps; ashlar piers.

Statement of Interest

No 60 is of the same build. The piended roof is in deference to the Assembly Rooms. Listed at Category A 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. A Group with Nos 30-60 (even nos) George Street. No 58 was formerly the shop and office of the decorators Thomas Bonnar and Son.

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