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130 Princes Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.951 / 55°57'3"N

Longitude: -3.2052 / 3°12'18"W

OS Eastings: 324839

OS Northings: 673761

OS Grid: NT248737

Mapcode National: GBR 8LG.87

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QPX8

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2V+9W

Entry Name: 130 Princes Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 130 Princes Street

Listing Date: 20 February 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369539

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29517

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 130 Princes Street

ID on this website: 200369539

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Shop Terrace house

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Description

Perhaps James Nisbet, late 18th century; altered by Alexander MacGregor, 1862; ground floor shopfront by Robert Paterson, 1885-6. 3-storey and attic, 3-bay former house. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. Ground floor built out over basement with round arches on thin iron colonnettes, fascia and cornice. Upper floors with later wooden architraves. Triglyph frieze, eaves cornice and blocking course. Large gabled timber tripartite dormer at centre.

Timber sash and case plate glass windows; ashlar coped skews; rendered stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 129 and 131, whose original facades formed a unified design, as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh's New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Built for John Mackenzie. Compare with 115 George Street (see separate listing).

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