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Latitude: 55.9352 / 55°56'6"N
Longitude: -3.1752 / 3°10'30"W
OS Eastings: 326681
OS Northings: 671977
OS Grid: NT266719
Mapcode National: GBR 8SM.BW
Mapcode Global: WH6ST.628S
Plus Code: 9C7RWRPF+3W
Entry Name: Hotel, 18 Minto Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 16, 17 and 18 Minto Street, Including Boundary Walls and Pedestrian Gate
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 369066
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29348
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 18 Minto Street, Hotel
ID on this website: 200369066
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Hotel
Early and earlier 19th century with modern additions. 2 storey pair of symmetrical classical houses; 4 bay (Nos 16 and 17) to N, 3 bay (No 18) to S; 2 bay modern linking block housing hotel reception between. Cream sandstone ashlar, rusticated at ground; coursed rubble to sides and rear. Base course; dividing band course; cill course to 1st floor windows; architraves to 1st floor windows of No 18; cornice; blocking course raised at centre and at terminal dies to No 18.
W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: No 18: engaged Doric columns to recessed, segmental arched central doorway; panelled door; plate glass fanlight; single window to 1st floor above. Single windows set in segmental arched panels in ground floor bays to outer left and right; single windows to 1st floor above. Nos 16 and 17: engaged Doric columns to recessed, segmental arched doorways in central bays; modern doors; blocked fanlights; single windows to 1st floor above. Single windows in segmental arched panels in ground floor bays to outer left and right; single windows to 1st floor above. Linking block: glazed 2 leaf doorway to outer right; single window to 1st floor above and to outer left.
S ELEVATION: doorway to outer right; single window to 1st floor above and to outer left.
Plate glass, timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roofs (flat roof to linking block); coped wallhead stacks.
INTERIOR: not seen 1996.
BOUNDARY WALLS AND PEDESTRIAN GATE: low coursed and coped boundary wall to street; high rubble walls to N and S; replacement railings. Pedestrian gate adjoining to N.
Nos 16 and 17 are virtually identical to Nos 19 and 20 to the south.
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