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59 High Street, Dunbar

A Category B Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0015 / 56°0'5"N

Longitude: -2.5152 / 2°30'54"W

OS Eastings: 367966

OS Northings: 678849

OS Grid: NT679788

Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.JH1

Mapcode Global: WH8W0.BFJ0

Plus Code: 9C8V2F2M+JW

Entry Name: 59 High Street, Dunbar

Listing Name: 55 and 59 High Street

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360852

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24782

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunbar, 59 High Street

ID on this website: 200360852

Location: Dunbar

County: East Lothian

Town: Dunbar

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

18th century. Six-bay, three-storey tenement. Modern shops at ground central pend to Number 57. Rendered, painted and incised, as ashlar, painted contrasting margins. Raised lintel course above first floor. Enlarged windows to Number 55 at second floor, resulting in raised eaves. Slate roofs with wallhead gable stack above third bay. 12-pane glazing to three north bays, with smaller openings under eaves; four-pane glazing to south three bays. Rear of Number 59 rendered with fine rounded stairwell and swept slated roof.

Statement of Interest

Property has group interest with other listed buildings on High Street and West Port: see LB24778 to LB24791, LB24803 to LB24824 and LB24864 to LB24867.

Listed Building Record revised 2023.

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