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39 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9569 / 55°57'24"N

Longitude: -3.1997 / 3°11'58"W

OS Eastings: 325194

OS Northings: 674418

OS Grid: NT251744

Mapcode National: GBR 8MD.C2

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TJJP

Plus Code: 9C7RXR42+Q4

Entry Name: 39 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 39-41 (Odd Nos) Northumberland Street, Including Railings and Lamp

Listing Date: 24 May 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369353

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29448

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 39 Northumberland Street

ID on this website: 200369353

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 3-storey and basement, 6 bay terraced tenement, with 3rd storey as wallhead attic, comprising pair of 3-bay houses. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor; broached ashlar sandstone at basement, to principal elevation; coursed rubble gable W elevation. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor, with cills lowered; cornice at 1st floor; blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows at 1st floor, and smaller square windows at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: panelled timber doors in bays to outer right, and 3rd from left; radial rectangular fanlight at No 39, plate glass rectangular fanlight at No 41. Regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement.

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (22 and 22A Dundas Street).

W ELEVATION: windows centred at 1st and 2nd floors.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge and gablehead stacks.

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

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with balusters and finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.

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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