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Latitude: 55.9342 / 55°56'3"N
Longitude: -3.1742 / 3°10'27"W
OS Eastings: 326740
OS Northings: 671863
OS Grid: NT267718
Mapcode National: GBR 8SN.J7
Mapcode Global: WH6ST.63QL
Plus Code: 9C7RWRMG+M8
Entry Name: 27 Minto Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 24-30A (Inclusive Nos) Minto Street Including Boundary Walls
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 369077
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29354
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 27 Minto Street
ID on this website: 200369077
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Terrace house
1827. 2 storey with raised basement and additional storey to No 30;
21 bay, near symmetrical, classical terrace of 3-bay houses; advanced central and terminal blocks. Cream sandstone ashlar; droved at basement and 1st floor, rusticated at ground; coursed rubble to sides and rear. Base course; cill course to architraved 1st floor windows; palmette and anthemion pattern cast iron window guards to 1st floor of Nos 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29; cornice and blocking course.
W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3 bay central and terminal blocks. Band course; balustraded parapet with carved urns to No 24. Doorways to outer left of central block and to outer right of terminal blocks; panelled doors; segmental arched plate glass fanlights to terminal blocks, umbrella fanlight to central block; engaged Doric columns to doorpieces; single windows to 1st floor above. Single windows to both floors in remaining bays set in segmental arched panels; single windows to basements with ornamental cast iron grilles to No 24. Linking blocks: 6 bay; doorways to central bays; panelled doors; plate glass fanlights; single windows to 1st floor above and to both floors and basements in remaining bays.
E elevation: irregular fenestration; full height, 3 light canted bay window to outer left of No 24.
N (MAYFIELD TERRACE) ELEVATION: central window at ground; stained glass stair window between floors above. Single storey entrance wing adjoining to E; 2 bay; pedimented doorway to outer right; boarded door; floral carving and bargeboards to pediment. Bipartite window to outer left with ornamental cast iron grilles; carved bargeboards to overhanging eaves above.
S (EAST MAYFIELD) ELEVATION: doorway (30A Minto Street) to outer right; irregular fenestration above and to outer left.
Predominantly plate glass, timber sash and case windows to W; some pivot windows; some 12 pane to S and rear. Grey slate platformed roof; corniced wallhead and ridge stacks; moulded cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1996.
BOUNDARY WALLS: low coursed and coped boundary wall to Minto Street; high rubble wall to Mayfield Terrace; high coped and coursed rubble wall to East Mayfield. Original railings to steps to doorways, areas and to East Mayfield; replacement railings to Minto Street.
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