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20 Minto Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.935 / 55°56'6"N

Longitude: -3.175 / 3°10'30"W

OS Eastings: 326691

OS Northings: 671951

OS Grid: NT266719

Mapcode National: GBR 8SM.CY

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.62BZ

Plus Code: 9C7RWRPF+2X

Entry Name: 20 Minto Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 19 and 20 Minto Street, Including Boundary Walls and Pedestrian Gates

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369069

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29350

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 20 Minto Street

ID on this website: 200369069

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Earlier 19th century with modern extension to rear. 2 storey, 4 bay symmetrical pair of classical houses. Cream sandstone ashlar, rusticated at ground; rubble to sides and rear. Base course; string course; dividing band course; cill course to 1st floor windows; cast iron, palmette and anthemion pattern window guards to 1st floor windows of No 19; cornice and blocking course raised at centre.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: engaged Doric columns flanking recessed, segmental arched doorways to central bays; plate glass fanlight to

No 20, simplified umbrella fanlight to No 19; single windows to 1st floor above. Single windows in segmental arched panels flanking doorways; single windows to 1st floor above.

Plate glass, timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; coped wallhead stack to N.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND PEDESTRIAN GATES: low coped and coursed boundary wall to street; higher rubble walls to N and S; replacement railings. Pedestrian gates adjoining houses to N and S.

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