Description

Circa 1850. 4-storey bowed classical, acute-angled corner block (4th storey as wallhead attic); 2 bays to Bread Street, 4 bays to Spittal Street, 5-bay recessed quadrant block between, with shops and public house to ground floor (modern shop front at Bread Street). Droved ashlar. Base course; broad cornice above 2nd floor; eaves cornice. Regularly fenestrated. Projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floors, recessed aprons to 1st. Timber panelled door with small-pane glazed fanlight to flats at No 5 Spittal Street. Original carved street sign to Spittal Street.

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Corniced rendered stacks with circular cans.

Statement of Interest

The plan of this area more or less as built appears on Wood's 1820 map of Edinburgh. The Merchant Company had adopted William Burn's plan for the Grindlay family's Orchardfield estate in 1820. This building provides an important piece of townscape, articulating the approach to Thomas Hamilton's King's Bridge.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17794496

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)