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29, 31, 33 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9528 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.1966 / 3°11'47"W

OS Eastings: 325379

OS Northings: 673952

OS Grid: NT253739

Mapcode National: GBR 8NF.0L

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WM0W

Plus Code: 9C7RXR33+49

Entry Name: 29, 31, 33 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 29-33 (Odd Nos) Hanover Street

Listing Date: 20 February 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368067

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28997

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 29, 31, 33 Hanover Street

ID on this website: 200368067

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

John Watherston and Sons, dated 1881; alterations at ground. 4-storey classical offices with shops at ground, on corner site. Polished cream ashlar sandstone. Cornices to ground and 1st floor (as cill course to 2nd floor); overhanging eaves cornice; architraved windows, moulded to front, with aprons at 1st floor.

HANOVER STREET ELEVATION: 4-bay, advanced from building line. 2-bay shopfront at ground with blocked Ionic pilasters supporting scrolled pediments; right bay incorporates elaborate broken pedimented doorpiece (to upper floors), modern plate glass windows. Windows corniced to 1st and 2nd floors; fluted friezes at 1st floor.

ROSE STREET ELEVATION: 6-bay. 3 left and right bays slightly advanced. Broad right bay with shop as above (with paired columns) at ground, elaborate aedicules to 1st and 2nd floor; date panel 1881 to 3rd floor. Pedimented wallhead dormer to left, panelled wallhead stack to right.

Timber sash and case windows; plate glass to front, 4-pane to right. Piended slate roof; corniced ashlar stacks (rendered to S); grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

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