Description

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; cornice at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorway centred at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight; flush-panelled timber common stair door with 6-pane rectangular fanlight in bay to outer left at principal floor; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (27 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (33-37 York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Rectangular slate-hung tripartite dormer; modern slate-hung box dormer fronted by canted timber window. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rendered ridge stacks, rendered stack breaking pitch; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Feuing began in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569139

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