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Latitude: 55.951 / 55°57'3"N
Longitude: -3.2048 / 3°12'17"W
OS Eastings: 324863
OS Northings: 673759
OS Grid: NT248737
Mapcode National: GBR 8LG.B7
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.RP38
Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2W+93
Entry Name: University Club, 127-128 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 127 and 128 Princes Street
Listing Date: 20 February 1985
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 369537
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29515
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 127 - 128 Princes Street, University Club
ID on this website: 200369537
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: University building
Peddie and Kinnear, 1866; sculpture by John Rhind; ground floor and mezzanine by T Waller Marwick, 1964; rebuilt retaining facades by J & F Johnston, 1991. 4-storey and mezzanine, 5-bay facade of palazzo style former club. Polished cream sandstone ashlar (stonecleaned). Ground floor built over basement area, with Roman Doric columns and pilasters, entablature and balustrade; mezzanine set back with bowed 5-light window at centre; Greek key frieze and cornice. At 1st floor, 5-light bow continued at centre with Corinthian columns on pedestals, richly carved frieze and dentilled cornice with acroteria; flanked by single windows with bracketed cill course, architraves and consoled pediments. Carved cill course to 2nd and 3rd floors. Architraved windows; with consoled cornices to 2nd floor, between moulded panels at 3rd floor. Coved eaves with lions? head coronas.
Timber sash and case 4-pane windows (curved to bow). Corniced ashlar stacks (partly rebuilt); piended roof.
INTERIOR: Gutted and refitted with extra floor for Waterstone?s Bookshop.
Formerly the University Club. Initials P K and date appear at top corners.
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