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Latitude: 55.9585 / 55°57'30"N
Longitude: -3.2083 / 3°12'29"W
OS Eastings: 324659
OS Northings: 674603
OS Grid: NT246746
Mapcode National: GBR 8KC.MJ
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PHGH
Plus Code: 9C7RXQ5R+CM
Entry Name: Police Depot, 5 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 3 and 5 Hamilton Place
Listing Date: 30 January 1981
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 368059
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28993
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 5 Hamilton Place, Police Depot
ID on this website: 200368059
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Inverleith
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1831 Thomas Brown, pair of single Storey overbasements,
3-bay buildings erected for the police. Droved ashlar. No
3 has blind elliptical arched recesses in each bay now
with altered openings, No 5, central door with "No 5" on
panel above; blind elliptical arched recesses in outer
bays with altered openings at east, upper 6-pane sash at
west, two 12-pane sashes with blind central window on west
elevation. Both buildings have cornice and blocking
course, continuing on all 4 elevations for No 3. Rear
elevation: 2 storeys: No 3 has 1 window, 1 blocked window,
No 5, variety of rear fenestration including 2 cell
windows. Piended slate roof.
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