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11 And 13 Niddry Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9498 / 55°56'59"N

Longitude: -3.1871 / 3°11'13"W

OS Eastings: 325966

OS Northings: 673608

OS Grid: NT259736

Mapcode National: GBR 8PG.XN

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0QM5

Plus Code: 9C7RWRX7+W5

Entry Name: 11 And 13 Niddry Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 7-9 (Inclusive Nos) South Bridge and 9-13 Niddry Street

Listing Date: 29 April 1977

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370210

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29789

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370210

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1790. 3-storey and attic, 7-bay Classical tenement with altered shops to ground. Ashlar, rubble to rear. Cill course, raised cills to 2nd storey windows. Dentilled entablature. 5 later pedimented dormers.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows, plate glass to ground. Grey slates. Coped gable stacks.

Access to vaults below street level (see South Bridge listing).

Statement of Interest

A Group with the South Bridge and Nos 4-13, 19-67 and 87-99 South Bridge and 9 and 10 Hunter Square and 107-108 South Bridge.

This is a good example of a simply detailed, late 18th century Classical tenement building which forms part of the original South Bridge scheme for shops and tenements along the sides of the South Bridge. It is an important part of the streetscape.

In 1753, the South Bridge Act made provision for the building of a bridge to form a link between the North Bridge (see separate listing) and the newly expanding South side of the city. A group of Trustees was set up to oversee the project. These trustees planned to have unified facades down both sides of the bridge and a number of architects, including Robert Adam, put forward suggested plans for these. The Adam scheme was for a grand, fully colonnaded street - this was rejected because of cost. The Edinburgh architect Robert Kay put forward a simpler plan and the Trustees asked that he consult with John Baxter and John Brown, two other Edinburgh architects and builders. The final design, which is thought to be an combination of different designs from these architects, was for a terrace of 3-storey, 7-bay, simple Classical facades, punctuated with pediments. Extra pediments were then added to the corners.

The A Group recognises the importance of the South Bridge and its associated streetscape buildings as being an outstanding and significant scheme in late 18th century town planning.

List description revised as part of Edinburgh Holyrood Ward resurvey 2007-08.

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