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1 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9644 / 55°57'51"N

Longitude: -3.1785 / 3°10'42"W

OS Eastings: 326529

OS Northings: 675222

OS Grid: NT265752

Mapcode National: GBR 8R9.NF

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.4BPZ

Plus Code: 9C7RXR7C+PH

Entry Name: 1 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 1 Pilrig Street with Boundary Wall and Railing

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365180

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27843

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200365180

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay terraced town house with basement. Cream sandstone, droved ashlar front with polished dressings, coursed and squared rubble to basement, coursed rubble to rear and side. Base course; band course above basement; dentilled eaves cornice with blocking course.

SW (FRONT) ELEVATION: doorway to right bay with oversailing steps, pilastered doorpiece with panelled door and rectangular plate glass fanlight; ground floor windows architraved and corniced; single windows above and to remaining bays; rectangular bipartite slate-hung dormer.

SE ELEVATIONS: blank gable with apex stack abutted at ground floor by neighbouring building.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: full-height bowed bay to left; single windows.

Timber sash and case windows with plate glass glazing. Black slate roof with lead flashings; apex stack (see above), coped mutual stack.

INTERIOR: not seen 1993.

BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: low boundary wall to front with flat coping, remains of original railings, railings to steps.

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