Description

Late 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 9-bay classical terrace. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, and between principal and 1st floors; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorpiece with 9-panel timber common stair door with shallow 3-pane rectangular fanlight set in blind square fanlight centred at principal floor, flanked by windows, flanked in turn by 9-panel timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (9-13A York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (21 York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Variety of plate glass, 4-pane and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. 3 slate-hung rectangular dormers, with slate-hung tripartite rectangular dormer to right. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Pair of rendered and lined stacks with rusticated and broached ashlar dressings breaking pitch, random rubble ridge stack with broached ashlar dressings; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Pairs of railing-mounted cast-iron lamps with glass globes, flanking steps to Nos 15 and 19.

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 Q17569125

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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