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Latitude: 55.9514 / 55°57'4"N
Longitude: -3.1045 / 3°6'16"W
OS Eastings: 331124
OS Northings: 673697
OS Grid: NT311736
Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y4GL
Mapcode Global: WH6SN.8NXZ
Plus Code: 9C7RXV2W+G5
Entry Name: 7 John Street, Portobello, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 7 John Street (Arnprior) with Boundary Walls and Railings
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 363835
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26929
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, Portobello, 7 John Street
ID on this website: 200363835
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay, symmetrical classical house of rectangular-plan with 2-storey extension to rear. Painted droved ashlar with polished ashlar dressings; painted harl to SW elevation, to left, unpainted harl to right and to NE elevation; rubble to rear, painted droved dressings. Base course, dentilled cornice and blocking course.
NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: square-planned, Doric-columned porch to centre, with dentilled cornice, pilasters in re-entrant angle; 4-panelled door with plate glass fanlight and window at 1st floor and to each floor of flanking bays; possibly later louvered shutters.
SE ELEVATION: 3-bay, 2-storey extension. Ground floor not seen fully, 1994 but some later alterations indicated by masonry. Windows extended downwards to each bay at 1st floor, delicate cast-iron balcony in bay to right.
12-paned timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof, apex stacks. Piended slate roof to extension; harled-brick wallhead stacks at sides.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1994.
BOUNDARY WALLS: rendered with ashlar coping; original cast-iron railings.
The building was constructed prior to 1824. The house may have been part of the building that Baird (P360) says was being undertaken around 1824. The 2-storey extension would appear to have been built by 1856.
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