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Latitude: 55.9563 / 55°57'22"N
Longitude: -3.1887 / 3°11'19"W
OS Eastings: 325876
OS Northings: 674334
OS Grid: NT258743
Mapcode National: GBR 8PD.LB
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.ZKQ6
Plus Code: 9C7RXR46+GG
Entry Name: 53-55 York Place, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 53-55 (Odd Nos) York Place, Including Railings
Listing Date: 14 September 1966
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370698
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29971
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200370698
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Building
Later 18th century, with alterations. 3-storey, attic and basement terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course between basement and principal floor, and 1st and 2nd floors. Cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorway with recessed panelled timber door and plate glass semicircular fanlight centred at principal floor; 9-panel timber door with infilled former rectangular fanlight, to outer left at principal floor. Regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.
W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (51 York Place).
E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (57-61A York Place).
S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Pair of polygonally piended slate-hung dormers. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and brick stacks breaking pitch, broached ashlar ridge stacks; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.
RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials.
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 in York Place began in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.
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