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15-17 Windsor Place, Portobello, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9515 / 55°57'5"N

Longitude: -3.1132 / 3°6'47"W

OS Eastings: 330585

OS Northings: 673724

OS Grid: NT305737

Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y2JQ

Mapcode Global: WH6SN.4NTV

Plus Code: 9C7RXV2P+JP

Entry Name: 15-17 Windsor Place, Portobello, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 13, 15 and 17 Windsor Place

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365144

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27811

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, Portobello, 15-17 Windsor Place

ID on this website: 200365144

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century, with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay Tudor-Gothick house, now subdivided by floor. Finely droved ashlar, vermiculated dressings, possibly all tar covered; rubble S elevation, squared render to N elevation. Base course, strip quoins.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; deep-set flush panelled Edinburgh door to centre; rectangular fanlight above with ornamental tracery, vermiculated doorpiece with moulded square hoodmould; blinded window with leaded lights at 1st floor above. Single storey canted windows to flanking bays, windows at 1st floor above with moulded square hoodmoulds. Later brick with render staircase extension to right, giving access to 1st floor.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen; T-shaped extension from bay to centre.

Pointed-arch windows to ground floor; timber lattice windows to either side of canted windows; 10-lying pane timber casement windows to centre, ornamental tracery to upper sections with some stained glass incorporated; modern timber mullioned windows to 1st floor with pivoted upper section. Purple slate roof; valanced canted windows; rendered and coped stacks.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1994.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rendered with coping.

Statement of Interest

Named Fairfield Cottage (now adopted by No 9) on Sutter's map. Formerly with building adjoining to S, seen on Wood's and Sutter's maps, and which was demolished in 1967.

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