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6, 8, 10, 10A Dublin Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9561 / 55°57'21"N

Longitude: -3.1934 / 3°11'36"W

OS Eastings: 325582

OS Northings: 674317

OS Grid: NT255743

Mapcode National: GBR 8ND.MD

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XKHB

Plus Code: 9C7RXR44+CJ

Entry Name: 6, 8, 10, 10A Dublin Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 6-10A (Even Nos) Dublin Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 24 May 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367126

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28689

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367126

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 3-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement, with centre bay slightly recessed. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor of No 6. Band courses, except in centre bay, between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; string course at impost level to No 10; projecting cills to windows; dentilled cornice and blocking course at No 6. Architraved windows at 1st and 2nd floors of No 6, corniced at 1st floor; windows in round-arched recesses at principal floor of No 10. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-panel timber common stair door with plate glass rectangular fanlight centred at principal floor, flanked by round-arched doorpieces with 6-panel timber doors with plate glass semicircular fanlights; windows in remaining bays at principal floor, regular fenestration to floors above.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (12-16A Dublin Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (4 Dublin Street).

2-pane and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Grey slate M-roof; slate hung rectangular dormers. Broached ashlar ridge stacks, rendered gablehead stacks; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

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. 6-10 Dublin Street was formerly 6-10 Duke Street. Duke Street was feued by the Magistrates in 1799. Building began in 1801. It was continued northwards by Reid and Sibbald as Dublin Street in 1802 as part of their plan for the extension if the New Town. Building began in 1803. In 1966 Duke Street was renamed as Dublin Street but retained its old numbers, while the original Dublin Street was renumbered.

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