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6 Church Hill, Morningside, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Morningside, Edinburgh

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Latitude: 55.9321 / 55°55'55"N

Longitude: -3.2077 / 3°12'27"W

OS Eastings: 324641

OS Northings: 671660

OS Grid: NT246716

Mapcode National: GBR 8KP.Q0

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.P5P7

Plus Code: 9C7RWQJR+RW

Entry Name: 6 Church Hill, Morningside, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 4-8 (Inclusive Nos) Church Hill Drive

Listing Date: 30 March 1993

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364011

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27058

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364011

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Morningside

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1850. 2-storey 3-bay rectangular-plan subdivided symmetrical villa with basement to rear, modern addition and stable block to E. Base course; cill band course at 1st floor; asrchitraved windows; eaves cornice with blocking course.

N (FRONT) ELEVATION: slightly advanced central bay with pilastered doorway with dentilled cornice, accessed by steps, panelled door and tiled vestibule; window at 1st floor above. Outer bays with windows to ground and 1st floor. Modern enclosed staircase with slated mansard roof to outer left.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: M-piend; central stair window with small round-arched window at ground floor. 3-storey canted window with half-piend roof to right. Basement window to left, secondary door accessed by steps at ground floor, single window at 1st floor. Small wallhead stack to left of centre.

E ELEVATION: modern enclosed staircase; 2 shouldered wallhead stacks.

W ELEVATION: single windows and secondary door at basement level; single windows to central bay; 2 shouldered wallhead stacks.

STABLE BLOCK: dated 1860; single storey stable block (now residential conversion) with 2 large openings and gabled hayloft door (formed into window; consdervatory and 3 modern dormers to rear.

Timber sash and case windows, mostly 4-pane glazing, some plate glass to rear. Dark grey slate piend roof with lead flashings; 5 wallhead stacks (see above).

INTERIOR: not seen 1992.

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