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40, 42 George Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9532 / 55°57'11"N

Longitude: -3.198 / 3°11'52"W

OS Eastings: 325292

OS Northings: 674002

OS Grid: NT252740

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.QF

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VMBK

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+7R

Entry Name: 40, 42 George Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 40 and 42 George Street with Railings

Listing Date: 28 March 1996

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389727

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43289

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389727

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Cunningham Glass Partnership, 1983. 3-storey basement and attic 3-bay pastiche classical facade to modern office. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Right bay with steps to corniced and architraved doorpiece with radiating fanlight; cill course at 1st floor; eaves cornice; pair of broad canted piend-roofed dormers.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Rendered stacks; ashlar coped skews; grey slates.

INTERIOR: modern office interior.

RAILINGS: modern replacement cast-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 30-60 (even nos) George Street. Listed for its group context as part of Edinburgh's New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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