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Latitude: 55.9314 / 55°55'53"N
Longitude: -3.1833 / 3°10'59"W
OS Eastings: 326169
OS Northings: 671562
OS Grid: NT261715
Mapcode National: GBR 8QP.P7
Mapcode Global: WH6ST.25FQ
Plus Code: 9C7RWRJ8+HM
Entry Name: 56 Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 56 Fountainhall Road
Listing Date: 15 January 1992
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 371249
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30378
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200371249
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Villa
James Proudfoot, 1884. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan villa. Squared and coursed sandstone; lightly stugged ashlar with polished dressings to S (entrance) elevation. Base and dividing band course; cornice; long and short raised quoins; basket-arched windows; roll-moulded arrises to window surrounds.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central architraved segmental-arched doorpiece comprising pilasters, keystone, carved spandrels, moulded consoles, cornice, blinded balustrade; deep-set tripartite doorway with panelled door; plate glass fanlight. Full-height advanced tripartite window to outer right with dividing cornice. Rull-height canted window to outer left with dividing cornice.
E ELEVATION: flat-roofed garage attached at ground floor; 2 single windo ws at 1st floor.
W ELEVATION: full-height canted window with dividing cornice to outer left; single storey corniced canted bay to outer right. Conservatory attached to rear.
Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; lead flashing; 3 sdhouldered and corniced stacks; moulded octagonal cans; moulded eaves guttering; iron finials.
INTERIOR: not seen 1990.
Low coped boundary wall to street, rising to W.
Built for William Harley Esq.
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