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6, 8, 10 Smith's Place, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9671 / 55°58'1"N

Longitude: -3.1739 / 3°10'26"W

OS Eastings: 326821

OS Northings: 675518

OS Grid: NT268755

Mapcode National: GBR 8S8.LG

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.68WX

Plus Code: 9C7RXR8G+RC

Entry Name: 6, 8, 10 Smith's Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 6-10 (Even Nos) Smith's Place

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363871

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26958

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 6, 8, 10 Smith's Place

ID on this website: 200363871

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Tenement

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Description

Early 19th century. 9-bay, 3-storey over raised basement classical tenement. Ashlar street frontage, droved at basement, 1st and 2nd floors. Band course at principal and 1st floor levels, channelled rustication at principal floor, with voussoirs over door and window openings. Cills and aprons to 1st floor windows, blocking course at eaves. Entrance doors to principal floor and basement in 3rd, 5th and 7th bays.

12-pane timber sash and case windows, plate glass at principal floor and basement of No 6. Later 2-leaf, 4-panelled door to No 6. Grey slate roof, ashlar multi-flue stacks with circular cans.

Stone steps to entrance doors, wrought-iron handrails. Coped, coursed rubble wall with modern railings at No 6, spearhead railings at No 10.

Statement of Interest

This building constitutes a substantial part of the south range of Smith?s Place, laid out in 1814 by James Smith, merchant. A-group with 1-19 Smith?s, 169-177 Place and 185-193 Leith Walk.

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