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25, 27, 29 Howe Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9567 / 55°57'24"N

Longitude: -3.2021 / 3°12'7"W

OS Eastings: 325040

OS Northings: 674398

OS Grid: NT250743

Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.W5

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.SJCV

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4X+M5

Entry Name: 25, 27, 29 Howe Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 25-29 (Odd Nos) Howe Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 10 November 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368392

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29113

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 25, 27, 29 Howe Street

ID on this website: 200368392

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1802. 4-storey and basement, 9-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course at principal floor; band course and cill course at 1st floor; cill course and cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: part-glazed common-stair door with blind rectangular fanlight, in 4th bay from left at principal floor; round-arched doorpieces in bays 3rd from left and 3rd from right, comprising 4-panel timber door to left, 6-panel timber door to right, with radial, semicircular fanlights. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor, regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (31-37, odd Nos, Howe Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (21-23B, odd Nos, Howe Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge and gablehead stacks; coped with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

Howe Street was part of the first extension of the New Town planned by Reid and Sibbald in 1802. Building began in 1808.

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