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79, 81 High Street, North Berwick

A Category C Listed Building in North Berwick, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0582 / 56°3'29"N

Longitude: -2.7202 / 2°43'12"W

OS Eastings: 355249

OS Northings: 685270

OS Grid: NT552852

Mapcode National: GBR 2V.Q6TX

Mapcode Global: WH7TD.5ZYL

Plus Code: 9C8V375H+7W

Entry Name: 79, 81 High Street, North Berwick

Listing Name: 59-71 and 75-81 (Odd Nos) High Street

Listing Date: 26 May 1988

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384169

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38737

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200384169

Location: North Berwick

County: East Lothian

Town: North Berwick

Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal

Traditional County: East Lothian

Tagged with: Shop Tenement

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Description

Later 19th century. 2-storey and attic run of 3-bay shop tenements, conceived as a terrace. Rubble, squared to front, ashlar margins, base band and eaves courses. Rendered at ground.

N (STREET) ELEVATIONS: irregular variety of shop fronts in similar style with chamfered arrises and mitred stops. Some symmetrical 3-bay fronts with further doorways to side, considerably altered at No 71. Some deeply panelled doors. Fanlights. Outer angles chamfered, corbelled to square at 1st floor to left, and above 1st floor angle window to right. 1st floor windows irregularly spaced, consistently detailed. Slate-hung dormers, some gabled bipartites, some canted.

E GABLE: single shop window, detailed as front.

W GABLE: blank with small 1st floor light.

S (REAR) ELEVATIONS: irregular variety of gabled projections and additions. Gable of 2 Law Road (listed separately) abutting number 59 and presently absorbed.

Variety of 4-pane and plate glass glazing patterns to sash and case windows. Plain raised skews. Coped gable head stacks. Slate roofs.

Statement of Interest

Number 73 makes a glaring exception to semi-regular terrace line.

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