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Latitude: 55.9175 / 55°55'2"N
Longitude: -3.2249 / 3°13'29"W
OS Eastings: 323540
OS Northings: 670054
OS Grid: NT235700
Mapcode National: GBR 8GV.87
Mapcode Global: WH6SS.FJKF
Plus Code: 9C7RWQ8G+X2
Entry Name: Craiglockhart Poorhouse, 35 Mid Steil, Greenbank Drive, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Greenbank Drive, 2-8 (Even Nos) and 11-57 (Odd Nos) the Steils and 35, 37 and 39 Mid Steils
Listing Date: 1 February 1989
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 367958
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28970
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Craiglockhart Poorhouse
Edinburgh, Greenbank Drive, 35 Mid Steil, Craiglockhart Poorhouse
ID on this website: 200367958
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Poorhouse Historic building
George Beattie and Son, 1867-9; some ranges may be slighty later in date. Simplified Scots baronial, with strings and crow-stepped gables; squared rubble, ashlar dressings, mostly original glazing, slate roofs.
Included in listing are:
a. MAIN BUILDING, which is massive, row of 5 tall 3-storey blocks in symmetrical lay-out and perhaps free-standing originally, existing recessed links not original; centre block is more ornamented and has engaged 4-storey
octagonal entrance tower (sculptured doorway with 1867 date) with facetted steep-pitched roof; upper windows
(which break through eaves on outer bays) have pedimented dormer heads.
b. WARD BLOCKS, at east end of site, 3 long parallel 2-storey blocks, the inner shorter, the 2 outer are identical; shallow plan, diagonally-set square angle pavilions also crow-stepped, symmetrical long and short elevations.
c. U-PLAN BLOCK, set centrally between ward blocks; 2-storey, domestic in appearance, with bolection-moulded
centre doorway, advanced ends, crow-stepped stair turrets recessed on flanks.
d. HOUSE & COTTAGES at west end of site enclosed within walled gardens; house is 2-storeyed, 3 bays with L-plan front, centre entrance; COTTAGES are in symmetrical arrangement, centre+doored 3-bay ranges, 2-storey centre, single storey cottages flanking.
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