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24 Howe Street And Mews To Rear, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9563 / 55°57'22"N

Longitude: -3.2027 / 3°12'9"W

OS Eastings: 325005

OS Northings: 674350

OS Grid: NT250743

Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.RB

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.SK35

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4W+GW

Entry Name: 24 Howe Street And Mews To Rear, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 24 Howe Street, Including Railings and Mews

Listing Date: 10 November 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368398

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29118

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 24 Howe Street And Mews To Rear

ID on this website: 200368398

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Mews

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Description

Robert Morrison, 1807. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay symmetrical terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone. Cill course to 1st floor windows. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay symmetrical terraced block. Steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: later 3-bay pilastered shop front centred at ground, comprising modern multi-pane window at centre, flanked by pair of 6-panel, 2-leaf timber doors, blind rectangular fanlight at left, plate glass rectangular fanlight at right. Regular fenestration to floors above; architraved window with cornice centred at 1st floor; pair of tripartite windows regularly spaced in modern attic.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (18-22, even Nos, Howe Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (26 Howe Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Shallow grey slate M-roof.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: cast-iron railings with decorative balusters flanking S side of N entrance platt and steps.

MEWS: single storey and attic, 3-bay mews building to rear, with W principal elevation at Jamaica Street. Coursed rubble, with droved ashlar dressings. 2-leaf modern timber door centred at ground, with stone lintel; 2-leaf timber door to right at ground, with stone lintel; regular fenestration at 1st floor. Pantiled roof.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

Nos 24, 26, 28 and 30 Howe Street (see separate listings) were originally a symmetrical group of 3 houses, with the centre house slightly advanced and pedimented.

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