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Police Call Box, Dean Terrace, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Inverleith, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9579 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.2091 / 3°12'32"W

OS Eastings: 324609

OS Northings: 674533

OS Grid: NT246745

Mapcode National: GBR 8KC.GR

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PH2Z

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ5R+59

Entry Name: Police Call Box, Dean Terrace, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Dean Terrace, Police Box.

Listing Date: 10 August 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371050

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30241

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371050

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Inverleith

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Standard Edinburgh police box by City Architects
Department, (E.J. MacRae, City Architect) and designed
probably late in 1930s.
Classical, rectangular cast-iron box 6ft by 4ft on plan.
2-bay pilastered long elevations, one of which contains
door bearing city arms. Single bay short elevations
surmounted by open pediments containing ribboned wreath
decoration. Saltire patterned glazing to all elevations.

Statement of Interest

Reference also singles out names of A. Rollo and

J. A. Tweedie.

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