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Latitude: 55.9758 / 55°58'32"N
Longitude: -3.1824 / 3°10'56"W
OS Eastings: 326307
OS Northings: 676493
OS Grid: NT263764
Mapcode National: GBR 8Q5.WB
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.22V7
Plus Code: 9C7RXRG9+82
Entry Name: 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 Madeira Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 41-47 (Odd Nos) Madeira Street with Front and Garden Walls, Steps and Railings; EH6 4AJ
Listing Date: 30 March 1994
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364128
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27128
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200364128
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Leith
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Tenement
Circa 1820. Symmetrical 3-storey and basement 9-bay tenement. Cream stugged ashlar sandstone with polished ashlar dressings. Regular fenestration. 3 centre bays slightly advanced with panelled tenement door and fanlight at centre; inner flanking bays with deep-set doors and fanlights (decorative to No 43) at ground and blind windows in floors above. Base course; cill courses; band course above ground floor; cornice and blocking course, raised in tablet at centre.
End elevation (to N) of squared and coursed rubble with 4 blind windows to outer area of upper floors.
6-bay rubble rear elevation with full-height bow to N bay.
12-pane timber sash and case windows, with some plate glass, 4-pane and tilt and swing replacements. Grey slates; M-roof with twin coped ashlar apex stacks to bridged wallhead of end elevation, 2 rebuilt and rendered (to N).
WALLS AND RAILINGS: saddleback ashlar base for cast-iron arrowhead railings continued up ashlar steps. 2m high rubble garden walls divide and protect plots.
Grouped with Nos 31-39 (ODD NOS) Madeira Street (see separate listing), which continue the detailing exactly but are considerable later. Forms a setting for North Leith Parish Church (see separate listing).
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