39, 41, 43 York Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Entry Name: 39, 41, 43 York Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 39-43 (Odd Nos) York Place, Including Railings

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370694

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29967

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 39, 41, 43 York Place

ID on this website: 200370694

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Building

Description

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 8-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 floors; cill course at 1st floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber common stair door with 12-pane rectangular fanlight in bay to right of centre at principal floor; round-arched tripartite doorpiece with 6-panel timber door, plate glass semicircular fanlight and sidelights, in 3rd bay from right at principal floor; 6-panel timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight in 3rd bay from 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 (33-37 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (45 York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Rectangular slate-hung tripartite dormer; pair of modern rectangular slate-hung dormers. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rubble ridge stacks, broached ashlar and rubble 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 York Place in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.

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