Description

Circa 1790; later alterations. 3-storey and mansard attic, 3-bay corner block with public bar at ground. Coursed rubble. At ground, 5-bay plate glass bar with slender Corinthian columns, dentilled cornice, door at centre. Return gable with 3 bays displaced to left and bar to right; common stair door at centre. Irregular broad 2-bay wing to S with commercial premises at ground.

Timber sash and case plate glass and 12-pane windows; modern replacements at 1st floor to front. Ashlar coped skews; stone stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

The same build as Nos 172-6 (see separate listing). A Group with 172-202 (even nos) Rose Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. This is last surviving continuous block in Rose Street.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17805661

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)