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Latitude: 55.8949 / 55°53'41"N
Longitude: -3.0685 / 3°4'6"W
OS Eastings: 333276
OS Northings: 667381
OS Grid: NT332673
Mapcode National: GBR 7008.GP
Mapcode Global: WH6T1.T3Z6
Plus Code: 9C7RVWVJ+XH
Entry Name: 140-142 High Street, Dalkeith
Listing Name: 140 and 142 High Street
Listing Date: 30 June 1983
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 360348
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24415
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dalkeith, 140-142 High Street
ID on this website: 200360348
Location: Dalkeith
County: Midlothian
Town: Dalkeith
Electoral Ward: Dalkeith
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Earlier 19th century. 3-storey corner block (1 of a pair) with half-piend roof. 3 bays (2-1) to High Street, 1 curved corner bay in recessed panel and 3 bays to return elevation. Finely dorved ashlar, channelled at ground. Band course at ground. Cill course at 1st and 2nd floor. Eaves cornice and blocking course.
CORNER ENTRANCE: Tuscan columns supporting cornice and blocking course at ground. Column-mullioned tripartite bow windows at 1st and 2nd floor.
W (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: modern shop window at ground. Regular fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors; decorative wrought-iron window-guards to windows at 2nd floor in bays to centre and left.
S (TAIT STREET) ELEVATION: 2 shop windows at ground. Regular fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors; windows blind in bay to left.
E ELEVATION: 1-bay to outer left, window at 1st and 2nd floor. Further building adjoined to centre and right: 3-storey, 4-bay gabled tenement, No 1 Tait Street, running E, with half-consoled corniced canopy to door to left; modern alterations to windows at ground.
N ELEVATION: blank. Broad replacement stack.
Plate glass glazing pattern in sash and case windows, 12-pane to E.
Tall replacement wallhead stack between bays to left and centre to S. Grey slates.
B Group with Nos 100 and 102, 104 and 106, 108 and 110, 112 and 114, 116-120, 122-126 and 128-134 High Street. This building forms a pair with Nos 128-134 High Street (see separate listing).
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