Description

Probably Thomas Bonnar, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 9-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed chanelled rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; windows at 1st floor with raised margins and cornices; cill courses at 1st and 2nd floors; continuous cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Doors and windows at principal floor in square-headed recesses, windows with panelled aprons. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-panel timber common stair door, with rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor; 4-panel timber doors, with rectangular fanlights, in 3rd from left and right. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor, regular fenestration to floors above, and at basement.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (13-24 Fettes Row).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (78-86A Dundas Street).

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridges stacks; coped, with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and pineapple 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.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17805481

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Care and Repair