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17 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9546 / 55°57'16"N

Longitude: -3.1967 / 3°11'47"W

OS Eastings: 325377

OS Northings: 674149

OS Grid: NT253741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MD.ZY

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VLYJ

Plus Code: 9C7RXR33+R8

Entry Name: 17 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 17 Thistle Street

Listing Date: 28 March 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389815

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43352

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389815

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1780; later additions including rebuild, 1977. 4-storey 3-bay classical office (formerly house). Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Roman Doric pilastered doorcase to left with 3-pane fanlight; glazed inner door with radiating fanlight. 3rd storey added. Glass curtain wall with dry-dashed strip to rear.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows to front.

INTERIOR: considerably altered to form modern office.

Statement of Interest

Listed at Category B as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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