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20 Thistle Street, 18, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9541 / 55°57'14"N

Longitude: -3.198 / 3°11'52"W

OS Eastings: 325295

OS Northings: 674101

OS Grid: NT252741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.Q3

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VLBW

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+JR

Entry Name: 20 Thistle Street, 18, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 84-90 (Even Nos) Hanover Street and 18-24 (Even Nos) Thistle Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368114

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29012

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 18, 20 Thistle Street

ID on this website: 200368114

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1784-90; early 19th century shopfront; extension to rear in Rose Street by Covell Matthews Partnership, 1975. 3-storey on raised basement and attic former classical tenement on corner site with shops at ground. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; rubble to gable. Long and short quoins at corner.

HANOVER STREET ELEVATION: 5-bay. Pilastraded 6-bay shop at ground (formerly 2 shops - door to outer left blocked as window), above basement restaurant. 5 piend-roofed dormers (as adjoining block).

THISTLE STREET ELEVATION: irregular 3-bay gable with single bay wing containing pilastraded shop at ground; 3 further modern bays to left.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; reduced rubble stack to gable, rebuilt stone stack to S.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995. Upper floors united with modern block to N (see separate listing).

RAILINGS: plain cast-iron railings to steps and basement.

Statement of Interest

Interconnecting and redeveloped with the blocks to the N and W. A later mansard was replaced as part of the redevelopment. A Group with Nos 60-82 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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