Description

Circa 1790. 3-storey attic and basement, 7-bay classical tenement. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. V-jointed rustication at ground; eaves cornice. Central common stair bay slightly recessed; flanked by main door flats with round-headed tripartite doorpieces with radiating timber fanlights to inner bays. Broad 4-light box-dormer to left, piend-roofed canted pair to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews; grey slates; rendered stacks.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

RAILINGS: spearhead cast-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

Forms important setting for Charlotte Square. A Group with Nos 2-4

and 12-16 Hope 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.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17574738

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability