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5 Sylvan Place, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9391 / 55°56'20"N

Longitude: -3.1904 / 3°11'25"W

OS Eastings: 325738

OS Northings: 672418

OS Grid: NT257724

Mapcode National: GBR 8PL.7H

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YZXF

Plus Code: 9C7RWRQ5+JR

Entry Name: 5 Sylvan Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 4 and 5 Sylvan Place

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371460

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30484

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371460

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1825. 2-storey with basement, 4-bay terrace, continuous with Nos 2 and 3 Sylvan Place. Brownish stugged ashlar; painted cills at No 5. Base course, dividing band, and blocking courses; recessed cills and window aprons.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: steps up to enterances at 2nd and 3rd bays; deep-set panelled doors; slightly recessed umbrella fanlights over corniced lintels. Single windows above and to remaining bays.

4-pan sash and case windows at No 5; 12-pane sash and case windows at No 4. Grey slates; mutual gablehead stacks.

INTERIORS: not seen 1990.

Low coped boundary wall to street, minus railings.

Statement of Interest

Nos 2 and 3 Sylvan Place are listed separately. Hugh Millar, the geologist, lived at No 5. Nos 1-5 Sylvan Place and Nos 1-7 Fingal Place form two sides of what was, until circa 1860, a square block of 2-storey terraces. The Sylvan Place houses appear to have been developed by Duncan Stevenson, Printer to the University of Edinburgh.

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