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283 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9509 / 55°57'3"N

Longitude: -3.1096 / 3°6'34"W

OS Eastings: 330809

OS Northings: 673657

OS Grid: NT308736

Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y3CF

Mapcode Global: WH6SN.6PJ9

Plus Code: 9C7RXV2R+95

Entry Name: 283 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 283 Portobello High Street

Listing Date: 14 March 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364323

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27237

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 283 Portobello High Street

ID on this website: 200364323

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: House

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Description

Late 18th to early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay with single storey flanking pavilions. Squared sandstone to NE elevation; rubble to side elevations and rear; later harled addition to outer left, rear elevation. Base course, cornice and blocking course; cornice; coped blocking course to pavilions.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4 steps with original cast-iron plain handrails to 6-panelled door to centre, 3-pane fanlight above and window at 1st floor. Windows to each floor and in each bay of flanking bays and to pavilions; panelled door now to centre of right pavilion.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: door to outer right, SE pavilion; single storey with attic addition to outer left, NW pavilion.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof with rendered and coped wallhead stacks to NW and SE elevations. Mansard roof to rear addition.

INTERIOR: all shutters in situ and functioning; delicate cast-iron balustrade to twisting staircase; segmental-bowed rear wall to front room, to left of entrance, with original plasterwork.

BOUNDARY WALLS: tall rubble to sides and rear; low quadrant walls with later railings to street.

Statement of Interest

The house pre-dates Wood's map, 1824. It is called Samieston Lodge, 1994. Refurbished 1989. The house had not been inhabited for several years before 1989, by which point most of the original features had been removed or fallen into disrepair.

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