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5 Minto Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9367 / 55°56'12"N

Longitude: -3.1768 / 3°10'36"W

OS Eastings: 326582

OS Northings: 672145

OS Grid: NT265721

Mapcode National: GBR 8SM.0B

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.51HN

Plus Code: 9C7RWRPF+M7

Entry Name: 5 Minto Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 5 Minto Street, Including Boundary Walls, Piers and Carriage Gate

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369056

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29340

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200369056

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century with later 19th century alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical classical house; later additional storey to single storey wing adjoining to N. Cream sandstone ashlar; rubble sandstone to sides and rear. Base course; cill course, architraves and cornices to 1st floor windows; cornice and blocking course raised at centre with terminal dies.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: pilastered central doorway with panelled door; round-arched, plate glass fanlight; advanced, corniced, columned doorcase; single window to 1st floor above; 3-light canted windows to ground floor bays to outer left and right; single windows above. Pedimented dormer breaking eaves to 2-storey wing.

4-pane timber, sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; truncated, coped wallhead stack with moulded octagonal cans to N; tall, rendered, coped wallhead stack with moulded cans to S.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995

BOUNDARY WALLS, PIERS AND CARRIAGE GATE: low coped boundary wall to street; replacement railings; panelled piers to mutual boundary walls; carriage gate adjoining house to S.

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