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14, 16, 18 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9524 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -3.1971 / 3°11'49"W

OS Eastings: 325348

OS Northings: 673908

OS Grid: NT253739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.XQ

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VNS6

Plus Code: 9C7RXR23+X5

Entry Name: 14, 16, 18 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 14-18 (Even Nos) Hanover Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368097

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29005

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200368097

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1784-90. 3-storey and attic, 6-bay classical tenement with modern shops built out at ground. Droved cream ashlar sandstone (cleaned). Right bay with steps to panelled door to common stair; polished ashlar surround and remains of band course. 1st floor cills lowered. Pair of tall piend-roofed dormers.

Timber sash and case windows; 6-pane at 1st floor, 4-pane at 2nd. Ashlar coped skews, stone stack to S, rendered to N; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 78-79 Princes Street and 2-4 Hanover Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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