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7 West Mayfield, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9338 / 55°56'1"N

Longitude: -3.1755 / 3°10'31"W

OS Eastings: 326661

OS Northings: 671821

OS Grid: NT266718

Mapcode National: GBR 8SN.8C

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.634W

Plus Code: 9C7RWRMF+GR

Entry Name: 7 West Mayfield, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 5-10 (Inclusive Nos) West Mayfield, Including Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368914

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29311

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 7 West Mayfield

ID on this website: 200368914

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1830 with later 19th century additions. Single storey, 18 bay near symmetrical classical terrace. Cream sandstone polished ashlar; rubble to sides and rear. Base course; cill course to windows; advanced, channelled quoins; architraves to original windows to Nos 5 8; eaves course; cornice; pedimental blocking course with dies between houses to Nos 5 8, blocking course panelled and raised at centre and dies to Nos 9 10.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central recessed doorways to each 3 bay house; panelled doors; plate glass fanlights; pilastered doorpieces; single windows to most flanking bays; 3 light, full height canted windows to bays 7, 12 and 13; smaller window in bay to outer left (No 10).

12-pane timber sash and case windows to Nos 5, 9 and 10; 4-pane and plate glass elsewhere. Grey slate piended and pitched roofs; rendered and coped ridge stacks.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low, coursed and coped rubble walls to street.

Statement of Interest

Originally the buildings between South Gray Street and Minto Street were called Hamilton Place.

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