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Latitude: 55.971 / 55°58'15"N
Longitude: -3.1706 / 3°10'14"W
OS Eastings: 327036
OS Northings: 675946
OS Grid: NT270759
Mapcode National: GBR 8T7.82
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.85GY
Plus Code: 9C7RXRCH+9Q
Entry Name: 161 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 161 and 163 Constitution Street and 22 Laurie Street
Listing Date: 29 March 1995
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364376
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27272
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, Leith, 161 Constitution Street
ID on this website: 200364376
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Leith
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Villa
Early 19th century. 2-storey and basement 5-bay symmetrical villa with classical details. Cream sandstone,stugged ashlar front with polished dressings, coursed and squared rubble to NE elevation; coursed rubble to rear and side. Rock-faced basement; ashlar base course; cill band course to 1st floor windows; dentilled eaves cornice; rusticated quoins; architraved windows (corniced at ground floor).
NW (FRONT) ELEVATION: Roman Doric pilastered and corniced doorway to centre accessed by steps with balustrade, 2-leaf panelled door and semi-circular fanlight with radial astragals. Regular fenestration.
3 velux rooflights.
NE (LAURIE STREET) ELEVATION: 3-bay; gabled with ashlar apex stack; band course above 1st floor; single windows per bay (to centre and right blinded).
SE (REAR) ELEVATION: nepus gable at centre (later alteration); rectangular dormer to right.
SW ELEVATION: gabled with ashlar apex stack; window to left.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Slate roof with lead flashings; 2 corniced apex stacks (see above). Coped skews.
INTERIOR: not seen 1993.
Tall rubble boundary wall to Laurie Street with red sandstone gatepiers.
The adjacent single storey later 19th century office and warehouse wings to SW and rear have been much altered.
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