Description

Later 18th century, with alterations. 3-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; squared and snecked rubble at basement. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor. Projecting cills. Long and short quoins. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorpiece with panelled timber door and plate glass rectangular fanlight centred at principal floor; pilastered and corniced doorpiece with panelled timber door and plate glass rectangular fanlight to left of centre at principal floor; regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, with architraved window in bay to left. Regular fenestration to floors above.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (1-3C York Place).

E ELEVATION: random rubble gable, partly obscured by adjoining building, see separate listing (5B York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Pair of slate-hung box dormers. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped rendered gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and pineapple finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Feuing in York Place began in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569112

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper