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32, 34 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 Ferry Road, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Leith, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9753 / 55°58'31"N

Longitude: -3.1808 / 3°10'50"W

OS Eastings: 326408

OS Northings: 676439

OS Grid: NT264764

Mapcode National: GBR 8R5.6J

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.32ML

Plus Code: 9C7RXRG9+4M

Entry Name: 32, 34 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 Ferry Road, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 32-44 (Even Nos) Ferry Road; EH6 4AE

Listing Date: 30 March 1994

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363955

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27020

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200363955

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Mid 19th century (two building campaigns) with late 19th century shops. 2-storey and attic 5-bay pair of houses with advanced single storey shops at ground. Cream ashlar sandstone. Raised architraves; cornice and blocking course.

Doors with fanlights to penultimate bays of 2-storey terrace approached through open passage between shops; scroll-bracketed, architraved and keystoned round-arched overthrows with consoled cornice to street; original cast-iron gates. 3 3-bay shops with recessed doorways at centre; consoled cornice, plate glass windows and slender corner columns. No 36 modernised.

At 1st floor, slightly advanced broad end bays with canted windows and piend-roofed canted dormers. Rubble gables; that to E angled at rear.

Further 2 shops at ground to E; No 34 3-bay; No 32 2-bay (modernised).

Timber sash and case plate glass windows to 1st floor. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews; corniced ashlar stack to W, others rebuilt.

Statement of Interest

The surviving shopfronts and open pends make this an attractive start to Ferry Road.

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