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35, 37, 39 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9541 / 55°57'14"N

Longitude: -3.1989 / 3°11'56"W

OS Eastings: 325235

OS Northings: 674106

OS Grid: NT252741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.J3

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TLWV

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+MC

Entry Name: 35, 37, 39 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 35-39 (Odd Nos) Thistle Street with Boundary Wall to Rear

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389820

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43356

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389820

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1775; later 19th century alterations at ground. 3-storey and attic, 7-bay tenement, built on ground falling to N (rear). Coursed rubble. At centre, doorway to common stair, flanked by 3-bay shop to right with modern canted glazing, and later 19th century corniced rendered public bar to left with arcaded central tripartite window flanked by arched doorways . Pair of tripartite piend-roofed dormers.

Irregular 4-storey 4-bay rear elevation; 2 central bays gabled with apex stack.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; stone stacks, rebuilt to W, harled to E; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

BOUNDARY WALLS: coped rubble screen wall to rear area.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 33-67 (odd nos) Thistle Street 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. Thistle Street was built as plainer artisan dwellings and workshops and has survived with few significant alterations.

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