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5, 7, 9 India Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9552 / 55°57'18"N

Longitude: -3.2051 / 3°12'18"W

OS Eastings: 324851

OS Northings: 674235

OS Grid: NT248742

Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.8P

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QLY0

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4V+3X

Entry Name: 5, 7, 9 India Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 5-9A (Odd Nos) India Street, Including Railings and Lamps

Listing Date: 3 October 1967

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368410

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29127

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 5, 7, 9 India Street

ID on this website: 200368410

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

William and Lewis A Wallace, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement 10-bay tenement in terraced site. Broached sandstone ashlar, channelled at principal floor. Cill course to 1st and 2nd floors; continual cornice over 2nd floor; band course between principal floor and basement, and between 1st floor and principal floor; blocking course. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: flush-panelled common stair door to left of centre, flanked by windows; flush-panelled doors in 3rd bays from outer left and right, with rectangular fanlights. Windows in recessed rectangular panels at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, with architraves and cornices to windows at 1st floor. cast-iron window-guards to windows at 3rd floor, except 5th bay from left. Flagged basement area, with vertically boarded timber doors to cellars; coped rubble retaining walls.

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

INTERIORS: not seen 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes, surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and pineapple finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.

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.

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