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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
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.
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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