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Latitude: 55.982 / 55°58'55"N
Longitude: -3.2294 / 3°13'45"W
OS Eastings: 323388
OS Northings: 677242
OS Grid: NT233772
Mapcode National: GBR 8F3.C3
Mapcode Global: WH6SD.CWFZ
Plus Code: 9C7RXQJC+R6
Entry Name: 24, 25 West Harbour Road, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 24-26 (Inclusive Nos) West Harbour Road
Listing Date: 20 February 1985
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370603
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29926
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200370603
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Forth
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Warehouse
Circa 1870. 2 storey, 11-bay, symmetrical warehouse. Red brick with contrasting yellow brick dressings. Stone sills to windows; projecting brick eaves course.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central segmental-arched loading bay flanked by 5 bays; 2-leaf boarded timber door to 1st floor; replacement glazed door in glazed surround to ground floor; cast-iron hoist with lion?s head mask at apex. Alternating windows and doors to ground floor (doors to 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th bays); mainly 2-leaf panelled timber doors with rectangular fanlights.
S ELEVATION: largely blank; 2 windows (probably inserted) to centre of 1st floor; single and 2-storey lean-tos to right.
W ELEVATION: entrance to left of ground floor; window to right; projecting timber boxed structure above.
E ELEVATION: single window to right to each floor.
Grey slate piended roof. 3 tall wallhead stacks along S side; one each to E and W elevations; all of polychromatic brickwork with oversailing brick cornices; round cans.
INTERIOR: not inspected (1997).
Built for the Duke of Buccleuch as part of his harbour-associated developments. Of interest for townscape value and as part of 19th century harbour developments.
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