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5 Gordon Terrace, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9253 / 55°55'30"N

Longitude: -3.1677 / 3°10'3"W

OS Eastings: 327131

OS Northings: 670859

OS Grid: NT271708

Mapcode National: GBR 8TR.VF

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.9BTG

Plus Code: 9C7RWRGJ+4W

Entry Name: 5 Gordon Terrace, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 1-5 (Inclusive Nos) Gordon Terrace, Including Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 25 March 1997

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390915

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44217

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200390915

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Late 19th century. 2 storey and attic, 12 bay asymmetrical terrace with baronial detailing. Slightly bull faced, coursed cream sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: Nos 1-4: 8 bay grouped 2-2-2-2; blank heraldic panels and moulding above doorways in bays to left; panelled doors; plate glass fanlights; flanking narrow sidelights; single windows to 1st floor above; carved bargeboards to pitched roof dormers above. Full height, 3 light canted windows in bays to right with crow stepped gables corbelled out above; small single attic windows and carved stone finials to each gablehead. No 5: 4 bay; 3 stage polygonal corner tower with single windows to each face surmounted by turret with decorative cast iron parapet and finial; pedimented doorway adjoining to S with panelled door; 2 bay linking block to N with single windows to both bays to ground and 1st floors.

N ELEVATION: 4 bay; full height, 3 light canted window surmounted by polygonal roof to outer right; single windows to both floors to outer left and penultimate right flanking central carved heraldic panel between floors and crowstepped gable; single round arched window to gablehead.

Plate glass, timber sash and case windows. Grey slate pitched roof with crowstepped skews; shaped, coped wallhead and ridge stacks; moulded cans. Original rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low, coped boundary wall to street; replacement railings.

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