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29 Mansionhouse Road, The Grange, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9351 / 55°56'6"N

Longitude: -3.189 / 3°11'20"W

OS Eastings: 325819

OS Northings: 671972

OS Grid: NT258719

Mapcode National: GBR 8PM.JY

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.Z2LY

Plus Code: 9C7RWRP6+2C

Entry Name: 29 Mansionhouse Road, The Grange, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 29 Mansionhouse Road

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Last Amended: 20 November 2019

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371348

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30423

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371348

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Dated 1848 (datestone in porch pediment). Single storey, with raised basement and later attic, 3-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan villa. Sandstone rubble; stugged ashlar and droved dressings at E (entrance) elevation. Raised band course dividing basement; blocking course.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central broken pedimented porch with squared detached piers; boarded soffit; stone steps to panelled door; plate glass fanlight. Single windows flanking left and right at basement and ground floors; single canted dormer windows flanking left and right.

S AND N ELEVATIONS: window at ground floor with decorative iron guard.

12-pane sash and case windows; additional inner glazing.

Grey slate double-pitched roof; ashlar coped gables; end stacks with moulded octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1990.

Pedestrian gateway to S; garage (1827) to N; further addition at rear of garage; low retaining wall to street minus original ironwork.

Statement of Interest

The house was originally called "Springfield Cottage".

Statutory address revised in 2019. Previously listed as '29 Mansionhouse Road, Pepper'.

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