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71 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.941 / 55°56'27"N

Longitude: -3.2089 / 3°12'32"W

OS Eastings: 324583

OS Northings: 672649

OS Grid: NT245726

Mapcode National: GBR 8KK.HT

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PX4Z

Plus Code: 9C7RWQRR+9C

Entry Name: 71 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 71 and 73 Gilmore Place Including Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 21 June 1982

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367548

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28909

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367548

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey, 2-bay symmetrical pair of rectangular-plan plain classical houses. Coursed sandstone; painted polished ashlar door surrounds and polished ashlar cills; quoins to outer right; long and short surrounds to windows.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: voussoirs and keystones to rusticated doorpieces in 2 central bays; long and short surrounds; timber doors. Single windows to 1st floor above and to both floors of flanking bays.

2- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; skylights; coped gablehead stacks with moulded cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped boundary walls to outer left and right.

Statement of Interest

A good example of Victorian terrace housing which shows differing stylistic details, especially in its doorpieces, to its neighbour Nos 67 and 69 (see separate list description).

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