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105 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9547 / 55°57'16"N

Longitude: -3.1975 / 3°11'50"W

OS Eastings: 325327

OS Northings: 674161

OS Grid: NT253741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MD.TX

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VLLG

Plus Code: 9C7RXR33+V2

Entry Name: 105 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 101-109 (Odd Nos) Hanover Street with Railings

Listing Date: 24 March 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368087

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29003

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 105 Hanover Street

ID on this website: 200368087

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1784-90; earlier 19th century alterations at ground. 3-storey basement and attic, 6-bay classical tenement with shops at ground. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Ground floor arcaded as

2 shops flanking common stair door. Shops to half raised basement. Pair of small piend-roofed dormers.

Timber sash and case, mostly 4-pane, windows. Ashlar coped skews; mutual stacks, stone to S, rendered to N; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

RAILINGS: plain cast-iron railings, with urn finials to Street; elaborate Glaswegian style balustrades to N.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 101-123 Hanover Street 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.

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