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149 Rose Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9516 / 55°57'5"N

Longitude: -3.2048 / 3°12'17"W

OS Eastings: 324861

OS Northings: 673829

OS Grid: NT248738

Mapcode National: GBR 8LG.B0

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.RN2S

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2W+J3

Entry Name: 149 Rose Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 149 Rose Street, Former Telephone Exchange

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365030

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27724

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 149 Rose Street

ID on this website: 200365030

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Leonard Stokes, 1901-3; extended to rear by Office of Works, 1912. 3-storey and attic 12-bay telephone exchange. Roughly polished cream sandstone ashlar with harled infill to upper floors. Large arcaded windows at ground below projecting egg and dart moulded cornice; door set into deep cavetto moulded frame. Outer bays with giant pilasters and open pediments (further bay to E with simple architraved door at ground). 1st and 2nd floor windows united by roll-moulded architrave and ashlar bands. Cornice and solid harled parapet. Rear elevation simplified harled version of above. Timber sash and case 8-pane windows with flush upper sashes. INTERIOR: converted to office use.

Statement of Interest

Built for the National Telephone Company.

Listed building record updated in 2018.

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