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2 Union Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9576 / 55°57'27"N

Longitude: -3.1857 / 3°11'8"W

OS Eastings: 326069

OS Northings: 674471

OS Grid: NT260744

Mapcode National: GBR 8QC.6W

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.1J97

Plus Code: 9C7RXR57+2P

Entry Name: 2 Union Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 20-25 (Inclusive Nos) Union Place and 2 Union Street

Listing Date: 16 June 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370389

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29861

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370389

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Burn, planned 1800. 10-bay by 5-bay with bowed 3-bay corner, 3-storey and attic, terraced corner tenement with shops to ground. Sandstone ashlar. Cill band at 1st floor, projecting cills at 2nd, eaves band and blocking course.

SE (UNION PLACE) ELEVATION: modern shop at ground. Regular fenestration above except 4th, 7th and 9th bays from left blinded for symmetry. Above piended dormers, 2 tripartite, to left, common stair door in 7th bay from left with tall 9-pane fanlight.

SW (CORNER BAY) ELEVATION: chamfered at ground with door to modern shopfront; corner round tower in recessed angle above, 3 regular windows to each floor.

NE (UNION STREET) ELEVATION: modern shop at ground. Regular fenestration above, 1st and 4th bays from left blocked. 3 box dormers above.

Timber sash and case, 12-pane glazing, roof lights, grey slates, ridge stacks and terracotta cans. Piended dormers at SE elevation with box dormers at NE.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

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