History in Structure

14 India Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9553 / 55°57'18"N

Longitude: -3.2059 / 3°12'21"W

OS Eastings: 324800

OS Northings: 674239

OS Grid: NT248742

Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.3P

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QKKZ

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4V+4J

Entry Name: 14 India Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 14 India Street, Including Railings and Lamp

Listing Date: 3 October 1967

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368416

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29133

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: James Clerk Maxwell Birthplace
Edinburgh, 14 India Street

ID on this website: 200368416

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house Historic house museum

Find accommodation in
Edinburgh

Description

William and Lewis A Wallace, 1819-23. 3-storey and basement, 3-bay tenement in terraced site. Polished sandstone ashlar; polished V-jointed rustication at principal floor, rock-faced rustication at basement. Cill course at 1st and 2nd floors; band course at principal and 1st floors; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpiece in bay to left, comprising flush-panelled door with umbrella fanlight. Windows in bays to right; regular fenestration to floors above, with blind window centred at 2nd floor. Carved ashlar plaque centred between windows at principal floor, reading ?James Clerk Maxwell, Natural Philosopher, Born here 13 June 1831?. Flagged basement area, with coped rubble retaining walls; vertically boarded timber doors to cellars.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble gablehead stack with broached ashlar dressings, coped with circular cans. Coped skews.

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

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.

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.

14 India Street is the birthplace of James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79), the great theoretical physicist. His famous TREATISE ON ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM was published in 1873.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.