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19, 21, 23 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9575 / 55°57'26"N

Longitude: -3.1956 / 3°11'44"W

OS Eastings: 325446

OS Northings: 674475

OS Grid: NT254744

Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.5W

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WJF8

Plus Code: 9C7RXR43+XP

Entry Name: 19, 21, 23 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 19-23 (Odd Nos) Nelson Street, Including Railings and Lamps

Listing Date: 22 September 1965

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369208

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29387

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200369208

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1812. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at basement. Band course at principal and 1st floors; projecting cills to windows at 1st and 2nd floors; continual cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber common stair door, with blind rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor, flanked by pair of 6-panel timber doors with radial rectangular fanlights. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and to basement. Flagged basement area.

S ELEVATION: random rubble; windows centred at all floors, and to right of centre at principal, 1st and 2nd floors.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: random rubble; regular fenestration to bays at all floors.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Anthemion and palmette window guards to 3 bays at right at 2nd floor. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stack, rendered gablehead stack, random rubble gablehead stack with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: 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.

Nelson Street was part of the first extension of the New Town, planned by Reid and Sibbald in 1802. Building began in 1812.

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