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51, 53, 55, 57, 59 Dublin Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9575 / 55°57'26"N

Longitude: -3.1934 / 3°11'36"W

OS Eastings: 325585

OS Northings: 674469

OS Grid: NT255744

Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.MX

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XJH9

Plus Code: 9C7RXR44+XJ

Entry Name: 51, 53, 55, 57, 59 Dublin Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 51-59 (Odd Nos) Dublin Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 24 May 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367121

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28685

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59 Dublin Street

ID on this website: 200367121

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd and 3rd floor windows, cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber common stair door with geometric rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor, flanked by pair of round-arched doorpieces comprising 6-panel timber doors with plate glass semicircular fanlights; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, and to basement.

N ELEVATION: adjoining modern terrace, on site of former Dublin Street Baptist Church.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (35-49 Dublin Street).

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

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.

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. 51-59 Dublin Street was formerly 21-25 Dublin Street. Duke Street, to the south, was begun in 1801, and was continued northwards as Dublin Street in 1803 as part of Reid and Sibbald's plans for the extension of the New Town. In 1966 Duke Street was renamed as Dublin Street but retained its old numbers, while the original Dublin street was renumbered.

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