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Forth View, 18 East Terrace, High Street, South Queensferry

A Category B Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9896 / 55°59'22"N

Longitude: -3.3946 / 3°23'40"W

OS Eastings: 313097

OS Northings: 678283

OS Grid: NT130782

Mapcode National: GBR 20.VRB7

Mapcode Global: WH6S9.TQQ4

Plus Code: 9C7RXJQ4+R5

Entry Name: Forth View, 18 East Terrace, High Street, South Queensferry

Listing Name: 18 East Terrace

Listing Date: 22 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386264

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40347

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386264

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

Later 18th century in present form, reconstructed from 17th century dwelling house. 3-storey, irregular 3-window front; 1st and 2nd floors are not aligned with ground floor bays. Rubble with painted margins. Base course. Close entrance at far left.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved doorway with flanking windows at ground floor; blocked openings above. Regular 3-bay fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors.

E ELEVATION: adjoining building.

S ELEVATION: rendered and painted. Ground and 1st floor extension with stair leading to 1st floor. Irregular fenestration.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building.

12-pane sash and case windows to 1st floor; modern glazing to rest of windows. Slate roof; straight skews; rendered stack to E gablehead; rubble stack to W gablehead.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

Statement of Interest

The 18th century additions at the upper floors demonstrate the importance of regularity of design at that period. Although unaligned with the ground floor, the upper floors' fenestration follows a regular A,B,A pattern avoiding a large blank bay to the left. Garden shared with 17 East Terrace. Run-rig garden walls to rear; the run-rig gardens of houses on East Terrace appear on an 18th century map: J Adair, Map of West Lothian, 1737.

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