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Latitude: 55.9566 / 55°57'23"N
Longitude: -3.2019 / 3°12'6"W
OS Eastings: 325054
OS Northings: 674381
OS Grid: NT250743
Mapcode National: GBR 8LD.X6
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.SJGZ
Plus Code: 9C7RXQ4X+J6
Entry Name: 69 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 67 and 69 Northumberland Street, Including Railings and Lamp
Listing Date: 24 May 1966
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 369371
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29453
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 69 Northumberland Street
ID on this website: 200369371
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 3-storey and basement, 5-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed flush-panelled timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights in bays 3rd and 4th from right, at principal floor. Regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement.
E ELEVATION: coursed rubble gable, windows centred at 1st and 2nd floors.
W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (21-23B Howe Street).
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge and gablehead stacks; coped, with circular cans.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.
RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with balusters and finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.
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.
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