Description

John Young, soon after 1779. 2-storey, half-sunk basement and attic, 3-bay classical former house. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Eaves cornice. Steps to deeply set door and 4-pane fanlight at centre. Left bay with tripartite windows. Later full-width corniced slate-hung dormer.

Irregular 3-storey 3-bay rubble rear elevation with adjoining 2-storey rendered range with garages at ground and top-lit studio at 1st floor (No 22 Young Street Lane North).

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; rendered stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

The site was feued to the builder Young in 1779, and became officially know as Young Street in 1806. Listed at Category A despite the obtrusive dormer ,and A Group with Nos 1-7 and 13-21 (odd nos) Young Street, as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Young Street and Hill Street contain the smartest versions of the 2-storey New Town house.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569327

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)