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16 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9486 / 55°56'54"N

Longitude: -3.1962 / 3°11'46"W

OS Eastings: 325395

OS Northings: 673481

OS Grid: NT253734

Mapcode National: GBR 8NH.23

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WR54

Plus Code: 9C7RWRX3+CG

Entry Name: 16 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 16 Johnston Terrace and 3 Castle Wynd North

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368535

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29194

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 16 Johnston Terrace

ID on this website: 200368535

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

John Muirhead, 1864. 4-storey attic and basement tenement with Scottish 17th century revival detailing; 5 bays to Johnston Terrace, 7 bays to Castle Wynd North. Squared and snecked rubble. String courses at 1st, 2nd and attic floors. Crowstepped gables.

S (JOHNSTON TERRACE) ELEVATION: forestair with cast-iron railings (door and windows under steps) rising from left to right to entrance terrace. Timber panelled door in pilastered surround with broken pediment. Regularly fenestrated. Gabled 2-bay section to centre, corbelled out at 2nd and attic floors; gabled dormerheads to attic in 2 right and outer left bays.

W (CASTLE WYND NORTH) ELEVATION: gabled 2-bay section to right (left bay blind) with wallhead stack; string course at 2nd floor steps up over blank panel. 2-bay block to centre with 2-light gabled dormerhead breaking eaves to attic. 3-bay block to left regularly fenestrated; gabled dormerheads to attic breaking eaves.

4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Corniced stacks with circular cans.

Statement of Interest

Towering tenement built on steeply falling ground, maintaining tradition of Old Town architecture.

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