Description

Thomas Brown, 1822, completed 1850. 37-bay terraced tenements, comprising 27-bay block flanked by slightly advanced 5-bay end blocks. Broached ashlar sandstone, channelled at principal floor. Band course at principal and 1st floors, cill course at 2nd floor, cornice and blocking course at eaves. Cement steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: predominantly 6-panel flush-beaded timber doors, with variety of decorative and plate glass rectangular fanlights. 5-bay advanced end block to outer left comprising 2-leaf vertically boarded timber door flanked by plate glass shop windows to outer left; common stair door and plate-glass shop window with 6-panel 2-leaf timber door to right, at centre; plate-glass shop window with 6-panel 2-leaf timber door to left, at outer right. Regular fenestration to floors above, with bipartite windows at 1st and 2nd floors to outer left and right. 5-bay advanced block to outer right comprising door at centre, flanked by windows; window to outer right, door to outer left. Irregular disposition of doors and windows to central block; regular fenestration to floors above, with bipartite windows 5th bay from left, to all floors. Some basements cement rendered, with variety of doors and fenestration.

E ELEVATION: coursed random rubble with droved ashlar dressings; windows centred at all floors.

W ELEVATION: coursed random rubble with droved ashlar dressings; windows centred at all floors.

S ELEVATION: not seen, 1997.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, with some plate glass timber sash and case windows at centre. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Variety of harled and dressed ashlar ridge and gablehead stacks, droved shouldered wallhead stack; coped with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis balusters and some pineapple finials.

REFERENCES: Gifford, McWilliam and Walker, EDINBURGH (1984), p342; McKean, EDINBURGH (1992), p113; MacRae Heritors 38; Register of Sasines.

Statement of Interest

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 variety of fenestration to 7-33 Cumberland Street suggests that the western section comprising Nos 23-33 is of an earlier date than the rest of the block, with its 12-pane windows and the obvious change in masonry between Nos 21 and 23. The 4-pane windows to the east of the block suggest that this section is of the mid 19th century, and the bipartite windows are probably later to late 19th century.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17803194

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)