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23 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9651 / 55°57'54"N

Longitude: -3.1794 / 3°10'45"W

OS Eastings: 326474

OS Northings: 675309

OS Grid: NT264753

Mapcode National: GBR 8R9.G4

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.4B8D

Plus Code: 9C7RXR8C+36

Entry Name: 23 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 23 and 25 Pilrig Street with Boundary Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365193

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27852

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200365193

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. Mirrored pair of 2-storey and attic, 3-bay town houses with basement, forming part of a terrace of 9. Cream sandstone, tooled ashlar with polished dressings, coursed rubble to rear. Band course above basement; ground floor windows architraved and corniced; dentilled eaves cornice and blocking course.

SW (FRONT) ELEVATION: elevations mirrored about centre with doorways to centre bays; pilastered doorpieces with Ionic capitals, cornice and blocking course bearing tablet; deep-set panelled doors (No 25 unusual panelling), original fanlights with radial astragals; single windows to 1st floor above. Single windows to remaining bays. Canted tripartite dormer to right.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: 4-bay; regular fenestration with central wallhead stack.

Timber sash and case windows, 12-pane to No 23 and to rear, plate glass glazing to No 35. Black slate roof with lead flashings; 1 wallhead stack (see above), mutual party wall stacks to left and right.

INTERIOR: not seen 1993.

BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: low boundary wall to front, some original railings.

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