We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 55.9709 / 55°58'15"N
Longitude: -3.1702 / 3°10'12"W
OS Eastings: 327057
OS Northings: 675939
OS Grid: NT270759
Mapcode National: GBR 8T7.B2
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.85MZ
Plus Code: 9C7RXRCH+9W
Entry Name: Club, 17 Academy Street, Leith, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 17 Academy Street
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 363434
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26718
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, Leith, 17 Academy Street, Club
ID on this website: 200363434
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Leith
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century. 2-storey and attic 5-bay symmetrical classical villa, large modern extension in front garden.
Cream sandstone, squared and snecked rubble to basement, stugged ashlar with polished dressings above, coursed and squared rubble to rear and sides. Band course above basement and ground floor; dentilled eaves cornice with blocking course; blind balustraded aprons to ground floor windows; architraved windows.
SE (FRONT) ELEVATION: Roman Doric columned doorpiece at centre with acanthus leaf neckband, marbled paterae frieze, black marbled door surround accessed by steps; single windows at 1st floor above. Single windows to remaining bays.
NW (REAR) ELEVATION: stair window to centre; single windows flanking; rooflight.
SW ELEVATION: gabled with ashlar apex stack; single windows to centre bay, small window to left.
NE ELEVATION: gabled with ashlar apex stack; single windows (blocked) at 1st floor, small window to gablehead.
Timber sash and case windows, mostly plate glass glazing, some 12-pane to rear and side (1 replacement window to front elevation). Slate roof with lead flashing; 2 apex stacks (see above). Ashlar coped skews. Moulded gutter heads.
INTERIOR: not seen 1993.
Allegedly built by merchant James Scott in 1801 but it is not shown on Ainslie?s Edinburgh & Leith map of 1804.
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
