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21, 23, 25 Frederick Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9524 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -3.1997 / 3°11'58"W

OS Eastings: 325185

OS Northings: 673917

OS Grid: NT251739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.CQ

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TNJ4

Plus Code: 9C7RXR22+X4

Entry Name: 21, 23, 25 Frederick Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 21-25 (Odd Nos) Frederick Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367339

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28782

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 21, 23, 25 Frederick Street

ID on this website: 200367339

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1786-92; alterations at ground. 3-storey and attic, 6-bay classical tenement with projecting shops at ground, on corner site. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Long and short quoins at corner; eaves cornice. To far left, early 20th century glazed door to common stair with painted architrave and cornice (terrazzo covered steps and platt) projecting shopfront to 2 inner left bays. Fine mid 19th century projecting shopfront to 3 right bays; fluted Composite corner pilasters and set-back entrance at centre with pediment above fascia and cornice; acroteria at corners. Pair of large late 19th century piend-roofed canted timber dormers slightly off-centre.

Rubble gable with later rendered stacks flanking apex stack; rendered at ground with simple cornice.

Timber sash and case windows; mostly 6-pane upper sash and 2-pane lower. Ashlar coped skews; rendered stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: Shop at No 21 (Dickson?s) arcaded within; former front wall supported by consoles (incorporates basement). Flats unseen 1995.

Statement of Interest

Dickson?s projects into No 73 Rose Street (see separate listing). A Group with Nos 27-31 (odd nos) Frederick 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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