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5-7 Regent Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9525 / 55°57'9"N

Longitude: -3.1121 / 3°6'43"W

OS Eastings: 330650

OS Northings: 673837

OS Grid: NT306738

Mapcode National: GBR 2C.XW7N

Mapcode Global: WH6SN.5N92

Plus Code: 9C7RXV3Q+24

Entry Name: 5-7 Regent Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 3-9 (Odd Nos) Regent Street

Listing Date: 14 March 1989

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364759

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27534

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364759

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Earlier 19th century, with later alterations. 2-storey, 9-bay group of classical terraced houses (house to centre now subdivided to form No 5 at ground and No 7 at 1st floor). Rendered at ground (all painted), droved ashlar to 1st floor, polished ashlar dressings (Nos 3, 7 and 9 painted), rubble now heavily pointed and repaired with render side elevation to No 3. Base course, band course between floors, cornice and blocking course.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: irregularly disposed bays, grouped 2 (No 3);

3 (Nos 5 and 7); 4 (No 9). Deep-set panelled doors to penultimate bays and bays flanking centre with rectangular plate glass fanlights and windows at 1st floor above each (modern doors in those bays left of centre; large plate glass fanlight above door left of centre and blinded window at 1st floor above). Windows to each floor of remaining bays.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1994.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to No 7 and ground of No 9; plate glass timber sash and case windows to Nos 3, 5 and outer bays of No 9 at 1st floor; casement window to centre at 1st floor of No 9. Grey slate roof with coped skews dividing houses. Ashlar mutual stacks, rendered between Nos 3 and 5; gablehead stack to No 3, side elevation.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1994.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rendered with coping to Nos 3 and 5; rubble with coping to No 9; all formerly with railings; some railings remaining to No 3.

Statement of Interest

These buildings appear on Sutter's map, 1856. The houses have a continuous roof-line and all have their original roofing materials. The listing includes Nos 7A, 7B and 7C Regent Street.

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