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5, 7 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.957 / 55°57'25"N

Longitude: -3.1959 / 3°11'45"W

OS Eastings: 325427

OS Northings: 674415

OS Grid: NT254744

Mapcode National: GBR 8ND.42

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WJ9P

Plus Code: 9C7RXR43+QJ

Entry Name: 5, 7 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 5 and 7 Nelson Street, Including Railings and Lamp

Listing Date: 22 September 1965

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369204

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29384

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 5, 7 Nelson Street

ID on this website: 200369204

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1812. 4-storey and basement, 4-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course at principal floor; band course and cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills and continual cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber common stair door to right at principal floor, with radial rectangular fanlight; round-arched doorpiece in penultimate bay to right, with 6-panel timber door, plate glass semicircular fanlight. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, and to basement. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (9-13 Nelson Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (8, 8A-20 Abercromby Place).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Balcony spanning bays at 3rd floor. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings, with spear-headed balusters. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

Nelson Street was part of the first extension of the New Town planned by Reid and Sibbald in 1802. Building started in 1812.

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