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1, 2 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9526 / 55°57'9"N

Longitude: -3.2096 / 3°12'34"W

OS Eastings: 324568

OS Northings: 673944

OS Grid: NT245739

Mapcode National: GBR 8KF.CN

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.NNV1

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3R+25

Entry Name: 1, 2 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 6-11 (Inclusive Nos) Glenfinlas Street, Including Railings and Lamps

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367601

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28922

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 1, 2 Glenfinlas Street

ID on this website: 200367601

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

James Gillespie Graham, designed 1822. 3-storey and basement, 12-bay classical terrace. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor; cill course at 1st and 2nd floors. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 12-bay; 6 bays to left advanced (Nos 8 and 9) comprising mirrored pair of 3-bay houses, with panelled timber doors and rectilinear rectangular fanlights, in bays flanking centre at principal floor, 6 bays to right stepped down (Nos 10 and 11), comprising mirrored pair of 3-bay houses, with panelled timber doors and rectangular fanlights, plate glass at No 19, rectilinear at No 11, in bays flanking centre, at principal floor. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor, regular fenestration to floors above; windows at 1st floor architraved and corniced, architraved at 2nd floor. Additional floor added at attic at No 10. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: 6-bay, comprising 2-bay E elevation and 4-bay NE return, becoming 13-14 Glenfinlas Street (see separate listing).

S ELEVATION: adjoining modern terrace, in matching style.

REAR ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Variety of timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stacks; some coped, some with cornices; circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast iron railings with spear-headed balusters and finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. The Moray Estate was designed for the 10th Earl of Moray (1771-1848). He inherited the 13 acre site from his father, after it was acquired from the Heriot Trust in 1782, and decided to feu the property for development in 1822. The complicated plan, with the crescent, oval and polygon of Randolph Crescent, Ainslie Place and Moray Place respectively, conjoins the New Town with the Second New Town. Building was completed in 1830-31.

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