Description

1790. 3-storey basement and attic, 3-bay former classical house. Scabbled (formerly droved) cream sandstone ashlar (stonecleaned) with polished dressings. Architraved and corniced doorpiece with glazed door and original radiating fanlight; decorative cast-iron balconies at 1st floor, bars at 2nd; moulded eaves cornice; 4 velux rooflights.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews; stone stacks, rendered to E; grey slates.

INTERIOR: entrance hall with enriched ceiling; former Dining Room panelled; former drawing room with enriched neo-classical ceiling.

RAILINGS AND LAMP STANDARDS: modern iron railings; pair of original 18th century wrought-iron lamp standards to platt.

Statement of Interest

One of a pair (Nos 112-114) built by James Hill and Alexander Porteous. The second was demolished in 1962, and the facade copied again in 1993 (but on a slightly different building line and with polished ashlar facade). The original droving can be seen behind the downpipes. Listed at Category A 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. A Group with Nos 106-128 (even nos) George Street.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569521

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability