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8, 10, 10A Dundonald Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9592 / 55°57'33"N

Longitude: -3.1965 / 3°11'47"W

OS Eastings: 325397

OS Northings: 674663

OS Grid: NT253746

Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.09

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WG1Z

Plus Code: 9C7RXR53+MC

Entry Name: 8, 10, 10A Dundonald Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 8-10A (Even Nos) Dundonald Street, Including Railings and Lamp

Listing Date: 22 September 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367187

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28725

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367187

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1801-4. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course at principal and 1st floors; projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pair of round-arched doorpieces in bay at centre, and penultimate bay from right; 4-panel timber doors with radial, semicircular fanlights. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (12-22 Dundonald Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (21-30 Drummond Place).

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

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Brick ridge and gablehead stacks; coped, with circular cans.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes, surmounted by iron railings, with spear-headed balusters and some pineapple finials. Railing-mounted cast-iron lamps with glass globes, to outer left and right.

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. For mews to rear, see separate listing (West Scotland Street Lane).

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