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2-4 York Place, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9561 / 55°57'21"N

Longitude: -3.1927 / 3°11'33"W

OS Eastings: 325628

OS Northings: 674313

OS Grid: NT256743

Mapcode National: GBR 8ND.SD

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XKVC

Plus Code: 9C7RXR44+CW

Entry Name: 2-4 York Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 2-4A (Even Nos) York Place, and 3-9 (Odd Nos) Dublin Street

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370706

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29975

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 2-4 York Place

ID on this website: 200370706

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Late 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 6-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (YORK PLACE) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpieces in 2 bays at centre comprising panelled timber door in bay to left, with plate glass semicircular fanlight, window in former doorpeice in bay to right; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above, and to basement.

W (DUBLIN STREET) ELEVATION: 5-bay gable, comprising pilastered and corniced doorpiece centred at principal floor, with panelled timber door and 3-pane rectangular fanlight; regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above. Basement comprising pair of 2-bay shop fronts to left; glazed door and plate glass window to left, pilastered and corniced doorpiece with glazed door and plate glass window to right; continuation of S elevation basement public house to outer right.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (11 Dublin Street).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (6 and 6A York Place).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; 3 canted piended dormers to principal elevation, central dormer with blinded sides; rectangular dormer to left at W elevation. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble and rendered gablehead stacks; 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.

Statement of Interest

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. 3-9 Dublin Street was formerly 3-9 Duke Street.

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