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26 Trafalgar Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9741 / 55°58'26"N

Longitude: -3.1856 / 3°11'8"W

OS Eastings: 326105

OS Northings: 676313

OS Grid: NT261763

Mapcode National: GBR 8Q5.7Y

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.13BH

Plus Code: 9C7RXRF7+JQ

Entry Name: 26 Trafalgar Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 26/1-6 Trafalgar Street (Former Lyon's Bakery); EH6 4DF

Listing Date: 30 March 1994

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364619

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27450

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364619

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description

Late 19th century. 4-storey 5-bay palazzo street front to former bakery. Bull-faced cream ashlar with polished dressings.

Left bay with massive roll-moulded round-headed doorframe at ground, filled-in with 2 modern doors; round-headed window above. To right, 2-storey arcade with roll-moulded architraves, sunken panel aprons dividing floors; replacement windows and doors to all but left bay at ground (with shadow of LYON?S still visible above). Moulded cill course to 2rd floor reads as 1st floor cornice; bipartite windows to all bays of upper floors, chamfered arrises. Cornice with crested parapet, moulded ashlar coping.

Timber tilt and swing casement windows.

Statement of Interest

Listed primarily for its street frontage.

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