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6, 8, 10 Keir Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9457 / 55°56'44"N

Longitude: -3.1966 / 3°11'47"W

OS Eastings: 325362

OS Northings: 673163

OS Grid: NT253731

Mapcode National: GBR 8MJ.Z3

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VTZB

Plus Code: 9C7RWRW3+79

Entry Name: 6, 8, 10 Keir Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 2-10 (Even Nos) Keir Street, Including Boundary Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 29 March 2001

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368537

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29197

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200368537

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1832. Plain classical tenement block with recessed bowed corner bay (spiral common stair) to outer left. Cream ashlar, channelled to ground, lightly droved to basement and upper floors. Dividing band between basement and ground and between ground and 1st floors; cill course to 3rd floor; narrow eaves course. Regularly fenestrated. Stone steps and platts over-arching basement areas (filled in at Nos 6 and 10); timber door in Doric pilastered and corniced doorpiece to stair at No 2; timber door to flats at No 8; timber panelled doors with border-glazed fanlights at Nos 10 and 6.

12 pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Corniced stacks (rendered) with circular cans.

Spear-headed cast-iron railings on low ashlar boundary wall; pine-cone finials to basement gates.

Statement of Interest

Keir Street, Heriot Place and Nos 8-44 Lauriston Place were restored (including the removal of shops built out in the late 19th century in Lauriston Place) by TM Grey Associates for the Lister Housing Co-operative in 1977-81.

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