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St Margaret Mary's Presbytery, 87 Boswell Parkway, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9757 / 55°58'32"N

Longitude: -3.2328 / 3°13'57"W

OS Eastings: 323165

OS Northings: 676540

OS Grid: NT231765

Mapcode National: GBR 8D5.NC

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.92V9

Plus Code: 9C7RXQG8+7V

Entry Name: St Margaret Mary's Presbytery, 87 Boswell Parkway, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 87 Boswall Parkway, St Margaret Mary's Presbytery

Listing Date: 16 September 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392609

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45648

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392609

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Forth

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Reginald Fairlie, 1939 with slightly later addition. Single storey, 9-bay, U-plan presbytery. Cape Dutch design. Brick base course, rendered and painted white above sill level. Brick sills to all windows.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical arrangement; circular-plan step up to central entrance with gabled porch; semicircular-headed recessed door with brick architrave, stepped back in 3 stages. 3 regularly fenestrated flanking bays terminating in projecting pavilion bays, each with 3-light window.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: pavilion bays at either end of entrance elevation extend N to form wings. That to E has central gabled entrance porch with doorway flanked by narrow windows; single bay to either side; that to N has small flat-roofed extension. W wing longer and terminates in projecting pavilion type bay (most of this wing is slightly later addition).

COURTYARD ELEVATIONS: present U-shaped plan forms courtyard area to N. Rear of main body of building has 4 wide semicircular-headed windows; 2 similar to W side, to N of pilaster marking end of original building.

Mainly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roof. Coped ridge stacks painted black and white: 3 to main body, 2 to E wing and 1 to N wing; round cans.

Statement of Interest

B group with adjacent St Margaret Mary's Church, also by Reginald Fairlie; designed as a part of the church complex here.

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