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1, 3, 5, 7 Pitt Street, Leith, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9732 / 55°58'23"N

Longitude: -3.188 / 3°11'16"W

OS Eastings: 325952

OS Northings: 676216

OS Grid: NT259762

Mapcode National: GBR 8P6.Q8

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0456

Plus Code: 9C7RXRF6+7Q

Entry Name: 1, 3, 5, 7 Pitt Street, Leith, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 1-7 (Odd Nos) Pitt Street with Railings; EH6 4BX

Listing Date: 30 March 1994

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364400

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27291

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364400

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Tenement

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Description

Early 19th century. 3-storey and basement 5-bay classical corner tenement. Cream sandstone, rusticated at ground, droved to basement and upper floors; polished dressings. Base course; band course above rustication; cill course to 1st floor; cornice and blocking course. Regular fenestration; rectangular sunburst fanlights.

S (PITT STREET) ELEVATION: steps over basement to panelled tenement door at centre; flush-panelled main door to right bay.

W (NEWHAVEN ROAD) ELEVATION: 4-bay; right bays of upper floors with blind windows. Shouldered wallhead stack on raised parapet at centre.

Rubble rear elevation.

Timber sash and case windows; plate glass to basement and ground, 12-pane to 1st floor, 4-pane to 2nd floor. Piended roof, grey slates; coped rendered stacks.

RAILINGS: cast-iron spearhead railings on saddleback ashlar base to steps and basement area.

Statement of Interest

Part of a continuous terrace with 9-29 Pitt Street (see separate listings). These streets were laid out by Robert Burn in 1808.

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