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Latitude: 55.9567 / 55°57'24"N
Longitude: -3.1931 / 3°11'35"W
OS Eastings: 325603
OS Northings: 674385
OS Grid: NT256743
Mapcode National: GBR 8ND.P5
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XJNW
Plus Code: 9C7RXR44+MQ
Entry Name: 23, 25, 27 Dublin Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 1 and 1A Albany Street, and 23-27 (Odd Nos) Dublin Street, Including Railings
Listing Date: 18 August 1964
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 365731
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28217
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 23, 25, 27 Dublin Street
ID on this website: 200365731
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
George Winton, 1802. 4-storey and attic, 5-bay terraced tenement on corner site, with pilastraded shop front at ground at principal elevation, returned as basement at W elevation. Broached ashlar sandstone; polished ashlar at ground. Base course; projecting cills to windows; 2-bay wallhead gable centred at attic to principal elevation. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement at W.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: corniced shop front at ground, continued to W elevation, comprising panelled timber door with painted radial rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from right, multi-pane plate glass windows. Regular fenestration to floors above, grouped 1-2-1-1. Wallhead stone nepus gable over centre, with 2 windows and stack.
W (DUBLIN STREET) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpiece in penultimate bay from right at principal floor, comprising panelled timber door with radial semicircular fanlight; pilastered doorpiece to right at principal floor, comprising panelled timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight; regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above.
E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (3 and 3A Albany Street).
S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (21 and 21A Dublin Street).
Variety of timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof; pair of rectangular dormers flanking wallhead gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble gablehead stacks, with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.
RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters.
Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. The inclusion of the nepus gable makes a reference to traditional Scottish design.
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