Description

Alexander Laing, 1798. 3-storey, attic and basement 3-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, 1st and 2nd floors; cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched tripartite doorway in bay to left at principal floor, incorporating 4-panel timber door flanked by pilasters and 3-light sidelights and aprons, surmounted by radial semicircular fanlight; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (6 and 6A York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (10 and 10A York Place).

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Later rectangular dormer to right. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stack; 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 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.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569211

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)