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12 Forth Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.958 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.1876 / 3°11'15"W

OS Eastings: 325947

OS Northings: 674520

OS Grid: NT259745

Mapcode National: GBR 8PC.TQ

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0HCX

Plus Code: 9C7RXR56+5W

Entry Name: 12 Forth Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 12 and 12A Forth Street

Listing Date: 16 June 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367326

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28775

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 12 Forth Street

ID on this website: 200367326

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Burn, 1800. 2-storey with basement and attic, 3-bay, end of terrace classical tenement. Droved sandstone ashlar, coursed rubble to side. Band course between floors, eaves cornice and blocking course, paired pilastered and corniced door piece, entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled doors, deeply recessed with round-arched fanlights in paired doorpiece with decorative capitals, windows to remaining bays, regular fenestration above with 2 piended and canted dormers.

W (SIDE ELEVATION): blank gable wall

Timber sash and case windows with plate glass glazing, small-pane to dormers, grey slates, skews, gablehead stacks with terracotta cans, decorative cast-iron railings.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

Originally listed with Nos 14-30 (even Nos) Forth Street.

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