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137-138 Princes Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9506 / 55°57'2"N

Longitude: -3.2067 / 3°12'24"W

OS Eastings: 324742

OS Northings: 673725

OS Grid: NT247737

Mapcode National: GBR 8KG.YB

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QP6J

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2V+78

Entry Name: 137-138 Princes Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 137 and 138 Princes Street

Listing Date: 12 December 1974

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370933

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30148

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370933

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1790; facade dismantled and re-erected by Morris and Steedman, 1976. 3-storey and attic 4-bay surviving half of former classical tenement, now facade to fast food restaurant. Droved ashlar sandstone. Set back former common stair bay to right; eaves cornice. Modern shopfront at ground; large pedimented tripartite dormer (1976).

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

INTERIOR: modern.

Statement of Interest

Listed at Grade B 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.

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