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42 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9356 / 55°56'8"N

Longitude: -3.1783 / 3°10'41"W

OS Eastings: 326488

OS Northings: 672017

OS Grid: NT264720

Mapcode National: GBR 8RM.PR

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.42SK

Plus Code: 9C7RWRPC+6M

Entry Name: 42 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 40 and 42 Upper Gray Street Including Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367856

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28961

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367856

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay near symmetrical, classical house with single storey wing adjoining to N and lower 2-storey wing to S. Cream sandstone polished ashlar to principal elevation; rubble to sides and rear. Base course; eaves course; deep cornice; blocking course.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central doorway; panelled door; geometric-pattern fanlight; single window to 1st floor above; single windows to ground and 1st floors in bays to outer left and right. Single window to single storey wing. 2-storey wing: doorway in bay to right; single window above; canted window to ground in bay to left; single window above.

12-pane, timber, sash and case to ground floor and single storey wing; replacement 2-pane windows to 1st floor and 2-storey wing. Grey slate pitched roof; coped and rendered gablehead stacks.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low, coursed and coped boundary wall to street.

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