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12 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.961 / 55°57'39"N

Longitude: -3.1925 / 3°11'32"W

OS Eastings: 325651

OS Northings: 674866

OS Grid: NT256748

Mapcode National: GBR 8NB.TM

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XFYK

Plus Code: 9C7RXR65+C2

Entry Name: 12 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 2-24 (Even Nos) East Claremont Street Including Boundary Walls and Railings

Listing Date: 25 November 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 366585

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28535

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200366585

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

John Chesser, 1860-69. 2-storey, 39-bay classical terrace of houses, Nos 2-6 form bowed corner, continuous in design with Bellevue Place. Sandstone ashlar with architraved margins. Base course, bracketed cills at ground floor, cill band at 1st floor, eaves cornice parapet and blocking course. Tall, narrow proportions to windows, taller at 1st floor.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled doors with fanlights in architraved entrances in bays 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25, 30, 34 and 37; windows to bays remaining, regular fenestration above, bipartite box dormer to No18.

Timber sash and case windows with 4-pane glazing, grey slates, ashlar ridge stacks with terracotta cans, rooflights, cast-iron railings (not continuous).

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped ashlar walls enclosing site.

Statement of Interest

Heriot Trust Estate.

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