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11, 13, 15 India Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9554 / 55°57'19"N

Longitude: -3.2052 / 3°12'18"W

OS Eastings: 324847

OS Northings: 674256

OS Grid: NT248742

Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.8M

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QKXV

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4V+5W

Entry Name: 11, 13, 15 India Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 11-15 (Odd Nos) India Street, Including Railings and Lamps

Listing Date: 3 October 1967

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368411

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29128

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 11, 13, 15 India Street

ID on this website: 200368411

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 7-bay symmetrical tenement in terraced site. Broached sandstone ashlar; polished V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Cill course to 1st qand 3rd floors; blocking course. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: flush-panelled common stair door to centre, flanked by flush panelled doors, with radial semicircular fanlights, flanked in turn by windows in bays to outer left and right. Regular fenestration to floors above. Flagged basement area; coped rubble retaining walls; vertically boarded timber doors to cellars.

N ELEVATION (JAMAICA STREET WEST RETURN): broached rubble; windows to centre at 2nd and 3rd floors.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Harled 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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