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Latitude: 55.9602 / 55°57'36"N
Longitude: -3.1948 / 3°11'41"W
OS Eastings: 325505
OS Northings: 674770
OS Grid: NT255747
Mapcode National: GBR 8NB.CY
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WGV7
Plus Code: 9C7RXR64+33
Entry Name: 25, 27 Scotland Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 25-27A (Odd Nos) Scotland Street, Including Railings
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370195
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29776
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 25, 27 Scotland Street
ID on this website: 200370195
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1801-4. 4-storey and basement, 5-bay terraced tenement, with 4th storey as wallhead attic. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-panel timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight centred at principal floor, 6-panel timber common stair door door with plate glass rectangular fanlight in penultimate bay to right. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, and to basement; segmental-arched openings to basement at No 25.
N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (29-31A Scotland Street).
S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (21 and 23 Scotland Street).
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.
RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.
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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