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2A-4 Albany Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9571 / 55°57'25"N

Longitude: -3.1932 / 3°11'35"W

OS Eastings: 325596

OS Northings: 674428

OS Grid: NT255744

Mapcode National: GBR 8ND.P1

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XJLK

Plus Code: 9C7RXR44+RP

Entry Name: 2A-4 Albany Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 2 and 4 Albany Street, and 27-33A (Odd Nos) Dublin Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 13 September 1964

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365755

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28227

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 2a-4 Albany Street

ID on this website: 200365755

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Thomas Bonnar, 1815. 4-storey and basement, 5-bay terraced tenement on corner site. Broached ashlar sandstone; polished ashlar at principal floor and basement. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; projecting cills to 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: panelled timber door, with multi-pane rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor, flanked by pair of 2-bay shop fronts, comprising plate glass windows, flanked by panelled timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights to outer left and right; regular fenestration to floors above, and at basement.

W (DUBLIN STREET) ELEVATION: regular fenestration to all floors, with blind windows in bay to outer right and penultimate bay from right, at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors. Basement comprising 5-bay restaurant to left, with glazed door and plate glass windows; 2-bay shop front to right, with glazed door and plate glass window.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (11 Dublin Street).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (6 and 6A Albany Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble ridge, wallhead and gablehead stacks, rendered shouldered wallhead stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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