Description

Early 19th century. Shallow-plan, 4-storey and basement, 6-bay traditional residential tenement situated on steeply sloping ground with raised, iron-railed forestair and platt at ground floor right. Coursed, squared rubble with ashlar dressings and bands between floors. Small wallhead stack with clay can to centre left. Regular fenestration. Commercial premises to ground floor; painted ashlar with hood-moulded openings. Blind openings to 6th bay.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Scottish slate. Coped end stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

Statement of Interest

Nos 3 and 5 Old Fishmarket Close is a good example of a traditional Old Town tenement located on sloping ground behind the S side of the High Street. Its simple rubble treatment and regular fenestration are typical of late Georgian tenement construction. It is particularly notable for its shallow plan-form, a result of an unusually restrictive and narrow site. The ground floor was altered in 1840 to accommodate a forestair. The building possibly incorporates earlier 18th century walling to the rear (E) elevation.

The High Street is located at the heart of the Old Town and is a key component of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site. Historically the central focus of public, civic and commercial and residential life within the city, the High Street contains many of Edinburgh's most distinguished buildings including the St Giles Kirk and Parliament Hall (see separate listings). Its special architectural and historic interest as Edinburgh's primary medieval thoroughfare is outstanding.

List description revised as part of the Edinburgh Holyrood Ward resurvey (2007/08).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17809103

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair