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34 Queen Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9544 / 55°57'15"N

Longitude: -3.2004 / 3°12'1"W

OS Eastings: 325145

OS Northings: 674131

OS Grid: NT251741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.70

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TL6P

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3X+PV

Entry Name: 34 Queen Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 34 Queen Street with Railings

Listing Date: 3 March 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 369581

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29551

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 34 Queen Street

ID on this website: 200369581

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Circa 1790. 3-storey basement and attic, 3-bay former classical house. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings (see below.). Paired Roman Doric pilastered doorpiece with fluted frieze to left bay. 1st floor windows with floating cornices. Pair of squat early 20th century tripartite dormers.

3-bay rubble rear elevation with projecting centre bay.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; rendered stack to W, rebuilt to E; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995; unified with Nos 35-37.

RAILINGS: cast-iron spearhead railings.

Statement of Interest

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; Queen Street was built to take advantage of the northern views, and has survived remarkably unaltered to this day. The masonry has been severely damaged by cleaning and patching, and the architraves at ground and 1st floor removed.

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