Description

Circa 1775; refaced and extra storey added by Thomas Hamilton, 1829; alterations by Covell Matthews Partnership, 1974. 4-storey and attic 3-bay classical former house. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. At ground, 4-bay fluted Ionic colonnade screens glazed shopfront behind. 1st and 2nd floor windows with moulded cill course and architraves; cornices at 1st floor, and 3 flag poles. Dentilled cornice above; 3rd floor with windows set in square recesses, with further cornice and blocking course.

4-storey and raised basement dressed stone elevation to lane with modern double mansard attic.

Timber windows; 4-pane casements at 1st floor, 12-pane sash and case to upper floors. Ashlar coped skews; corniced stone stack to E, rendered to W; grey slates.

INTERIOR: outstanding, but significantly modernised; retreating pair of rooms divided by screen of paired Ionic columns, with domed saloon to rear.

Statement of Interest

Rebuilt as part of a unified scheme for Nos 43-45 (subsequently apparently extended to Nos 39-41, with which it shares the 2nd and 3rd floor detailing) by Thomas Hamilton, at which time Nos 43-5 were both given an Ionic colonnade at ground for William Blackwood Bookseller and T & J Blackwood, Silk mercers; it was later replaced at No 43. A central pediment for both houses was planned, but may not have been built. Used as Blackwood?s shop and office until 1972. Part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. A Group with Nos 33-63 (odd nos) George Street.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569447

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy