Description

Circa 1860. 3-storey 3-bay tenement. Cream sandstone ashlar (coursed rubble to side). Dividing course between ground and 1st floor; eaves cornice and blocking courses. Tabbed surrounds to windows.

N ELEVATION: upper storey regularly fenestrated. Entrance off-set in right bay; timber panelled door with plate glass fanlight in doorpiece with heavy cornice on ornate consoles; inscribed 'Bath House' above door. 2-light window with stone mullion in shallow corniced projecting bay with stop-chamfered corners to left. Blocking course to door and projecting window. Narrow gap at ground floor between No 30 and adjoining building to right.

Predominantly 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Stone skew; coped ashlar stacks on ridges of M roof.

RAILINGS AND GATEPOSTS: decorative cast-iron railings and gateposts with ornate heads to basement area and entrance.

Statement of Interest

B Group comprises Nos 1-5, 6-8, 9-15A, 16-20, 30, 31 and 31A Trinity Crescent. Trinity Crescent was part of an ambitious scheme (largely unbuilt) laid out circa 1824 on the site of Trinity Mains farm, to comprise 2 concentric crescents and 2 parallel streets (Russell Place and York Road), radiating out from the Chain Pier. Only Nos 6-8, 16-21 and No 31 Trinity Crescent were built at this time. The arrival of the railway in 1845 seems to have blighted the development. No 30 is described on the 1876 OS map as 'Baths,' and the building may have been associated with the popular fashion for sea-bathing and swimming which the arrival of the railway from Edinburgh encouraged.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56632232

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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