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4 Castle Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9512 / 55°57'4"N

Longitude: -3.2032 / 3°12'11"W

OS Eastings: 324959

OS Northings: 673788

OS Grid: NT249737

Mapcode National: GBR 8LG.N4

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.RPV2

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2W+FP

Entry Name: 4 Castle Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 4 Castle Street

Listing Date: 20 February 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 366414

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28469

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 4 Castle Street

ID on this website: 200366414

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1793 with later alterations including shopfront at ground (altered 1983). Surviving 3-storey basement and attic 4-bay half of former symmetrical classical block, slightly set back from corner building to S, with splayed link. Polished cream sandstone ashlar; built out at ground over area with mid 19th century cornice and brattishing. 3 left bays of upper floors united as single bow. Fluted band course above 1st floor with large rosette medallions marking piers. Triglyph frieze and cornice at eaves. Bipartite piended dormer to left. Chamfered arrises.

Timber sash and case windows, 15-pane to 1st floor, 12-pane to 2nd. Mutual dressed stone stack to S; grey slates.

INTERIOR: radically altered with upper floors accessed from adjacent buildings.

Statement of Interest

Originally a main door house, with flat above accessed by central common stair; compare with Nos 57-61 Castle Street (see separate listing). 1st floor incorporated into 118 Princes Street (Burger King - see separate listing); 2nd and attic floors accessed from No 6 (see separate listing). A Group with No 2 Castle Street and Nos 118-120 Princes Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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