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Latitude: 55.9517 / 55°57'6"N
Longitude: -3.1095 / 3°6'34"W
OS Eastings: 330816
OS Northings: 673745
OS Grid: NT308737
Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y3C5
Mapcode Global: WH6SN.6NKP
Plus Code: 9C7RXV2R+M6
Entry Name: 286 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 286 Portobello High Street
Listing Date: 4 September 1995
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364716
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27500
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200364716
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: House
Earlier 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey with basement, symmetrical 3-bay square-plan with stairtower to rear; terminates terrace (Nos 254-284). Droved ashlar with rubble sandstone at basement, squared and snecked side (SE) elevation, harled turnpike to rear. Band course between basement and ground; cill course to 1st floor.
SW (PORTOBELLO HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: 3 steps with original plain cast-iron handrails to modern flush door with plate glass square fanlight above, to centre. Windows to each floor (including basement) and each bay.
NE (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1994.
Plate glass timber sash and case windows to 1st floor, modern windows with top hopper to ground. Grey slate roof with rendered and coped wallhead stack to NW; ashlar, coped wallhead to SE. Some original railings in situ to basement area.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1994.
The house first appears on Sutter's map, and consequently pre-dates the terrace it terminates.
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