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4 James Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9508 / 55°57'2"N

Longitude: -3.1039 / 3°6'13"W

OS Eastings: 331163

OS Northings: 673632

OS Grid: NT311736

Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y4M5

Mapcode Global: WH6SN.9P6F

Plus Code: 9C7RXV2W+8C

Entry Name: 4 James Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 3-6 (Inclusive Nos) James Street with Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 12 December 1974

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363740

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26866

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, Portobello, 4 James Street

ID on this website: 200363740

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Later 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey classical terrace of 2 and 6-bay blocks, each mirrored about centre. Nos 3 and 4 on higher ground, overstepping Nos 5 and 6 at wallhead. Deeply-channelled ashlar to ground floor, droved ashlar at 1st floor; squared and snecked rubble to side and rear elevations. Base course, band course, cill course to 1st floor, cornice and blocking course.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: each pair with Edinburgh panelled doors in centre bays, plate glass rectangular fanlights and windows at 1st floor above each. Windows to each floor in flanking bays.

NW ELEVATION: windows in 1st and 3rd bays at 1st floor, and single storey extension to each, except No 6, replaced by platform-roofed modern, painted, rendered extension.

4-pane timber sash and case windows. Purple slate roof with ashlar skews. End stacks with octagonal cans. Downpipe recess between paired properties.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1994. Shutters still in use.

BOUNDARY WALLS: droved ashlar with coping. Tall rubble garden wall to rear with semicircular coping (to No 3).

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