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Queen Street Central Gardens, Queen Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9552 / 55°57'18"N

Longitude: -3.2002 / 3°12'0"W

OS Eastings: 325160

OS Northings: 674224

OS Grid: NT251742

Mapcode National: GBR 8MD.8Q

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TL91

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4X+3W

Entry Name: Queen Street Central Gardens, Queen Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Queen Street Gardens, Railings and Gates

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392451

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45519

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392451

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century, and later. Railings surrounding 3 predominantly rectangular gardens; saddleback copes surmounted by square cast-iron railings with octagonal-patterned frieze, spear-headed and husk finials to S (Queen Street) and W (Wemyss Place) elevations and thoroughfares from Queen Street to Dundas and Howe Street, and NE and NW angles of gardens opposite Heriot Row. Modern cast-iron rectilinear railings opposite Heriot Row, to N elevation, including blank frieze pattern with circular decoration centred at panels. Irregularly spaced gates, and double gates with lyre motif centred to N of central gardens.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, representing a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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