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33, 35, 37 Scotland Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9604 / 55°57'37"N

Longitude: -3.195 / 3°11'41"W

OS Eastings: 325494

OS Northings: 674796

OS Grid: NT254747

Mapcode National: GBR 8NB.BV

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WGR1

Plus Code: 9C7RXR64+52

Entry Name: 33, 35, 37 Scotland Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 33-37 (Odd Nos) Scotland Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370197

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29778

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370197

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1801-4. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement, with 4th storey as wallhead attic. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; projecting cills at 1st and 2nd floor windows; cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL ELEVATION): 3 6-panel timber doors with rectilinear rectangular fanlights, in bays to centre at principal floor, flanked by pairs of windows; regular fenestration to floors above and at basement, with blind windows in centre bay at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (39-43 Scotland Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (29-31A Scotland Street).

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stack; coped, with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-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. No 33 was restored in 1977.

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