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62 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9536 / 55°57'13"N

Longitude: -3.1976 / 3°11'51"W

OS Eastings: 325315

OS Northings: 674049

OS Grid: NT253740

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.S8

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VMH7

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+FX

Entry Name: 62 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 33 and 35 George Street and 60-66 (Even Nos) Hanover Street with Railings

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367432

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28832

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 62 Hanover Street

ID on this website: 200367432

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Shop Terrace house

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Description

Circa 1775; later additions. 4-storey and basement 5-bay classical corner block. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Long and short quoins at corner; cill course at 3rd floor; dentilled cornice and balustraded concrete parapet.

GEORGE STREET ELEVATION: 4 left bays with 2 shops built out at ground (incorporating basement) with timber facing; symmetrical 3-bay shop slightly built out to right with consoled cornice and basement shop below.

HANOVER STREET ELEVATION: 4-bay. Steps to corniced common stair door at centre right bay, flanked by early 19th century pilastraded shopfronts.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Rendered stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: much altered at ground; linked with offices to S at upper floors.

RAILINGS: simple cast-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

4th storey and parapet later addition. The W shop (Waterstons) emerges in Hanover Street at No 66 (see separate listing). Part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. A Group with Nos 33-63 (odd nos) George Street and 68-90 (even nos) Hanover Street.

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