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52, 54, 56 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Morningside, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9376 / 55°56'15"N

Longitude: -3.1951 / 3°11'42"W

OS Eastings: 325442

OS Northings: 672263

OS Grid: NT254722

Mapcode National: GBR 8NM.90

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.W0PZ

Plus Code: 9C7RWRQ3+2X

Entry Name: 52, 54, 56 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 52-56 (Even Nos) Marchmont Road

Listing Date: 19 March 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371598

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30560

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 52, 54, 56 Marchmont Road

ID on this website: 200371598

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Morningside

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Tenement

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Description

Thomas P Marwick, 1889. 4-storey, 5-bay tenement, forming part of terrace. Squared and snecked pink sandstone with polished red ashlar dressings. Base course; cill course at 2nd floor; cornice above 2nd floor; pedimented dormerheads to bipartite windows at 3rd floor; facetted pyramidal roofs with lead finials to advanced bays; roll- moulded doorways; chamfered reveals.

E ENTRANCE elevation: doorway with single window flanking to left in central bay; boarded door; plate glass fanlight; bipartite windows to each floor above. Doorway in 2nd bay; panelled door; small-pane fanlight; single windows above. Doorway flanked to right by single window in bay toouter right; panelled door; small-pane fanlight; bipartite windows above. Full-height 4-light canted windows in 1st and 4th bays; dividing cill and lintel courses; string course at 3rd floor cornice above. Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; corniced wallhead stack; coped and rendered mutual stacks; box dormer above 2nd bay; some original rainwater goods, including hopper. INTERIORS: not seen 1991.

Low boundary wall to street.

Statement of Interest

Designed for the builder, Hugh MacKintosh, along with the neighbouring Nos 58-62 and 46-50 Marchmont Road (see separate listings).

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