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Latitude: 55.934 / 55°56'2"N
Longitude: -3.1766 / 3°10'35"W
OS Eastings: 326589
OS Northings: 671838
OS Grid: NT265718
Mapcode National: GBR 8SN.1B
Mapcode Global: WH6ST.53LR
Plus Code: 9C7RWRMF+H9
Entry Name: 8-8A South Gray Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 8 and 8A South Gray Street, Including Gatepiers and Boundary Walls
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 367834
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28948
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 8 - 8a South Gray Street
ID on this website: 200367834
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Circa 1815 with later 19th century additions. 2 storey, 3 bay, symmetrical classical house with 2 storey wings adjoining to N and S. Droved cream sandstone with ashlar dressings; coursed rubble to S and wing to N. Channelled quoins at ground; cill course to 1st floor windows; dentilled cornice; blocking course.
E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: main house: central doorway; panelled door; plate glass fanlight; strip pilasters, Ionic columns and dentilled cornice to doorpiece; single window to 1st floor above. Single windows to both floors in bays to outer right and left. 2 storey wing to N: bipartite window at ground; single window to 1st floor above. 2 storey wing to S: single window at ground and to 1st floor above.
S (NO 8A) ELEVATION: 2 bay. Doorway to outer right; single window to 1st floor above. Single windows to both floors to outer left.
4 pane and 12 pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roofs; corniced wallhead stacks; octagonal moulded cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1996.
BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low coped rubble wall to street; corniced gatepiers with pyramidal caps.
During the 19th century Nos 7 and 8 South Gray Street belonged to two brothers who joined their houses with the linking block. This is now divided between the respective properties.
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