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18 York Place, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9563 / 55°57'22"N

Longitude: -3.1916 / 3°11'29"W

OS Eastings: 325696

OS Northings: 674340

OS Grid: NT256743

Mapcode National: GBR 8PD.09

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YKC5

Plus Code: 9C7RXR45+G9

Entry Name: 18 York Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 18 York Place, Including Railings

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370713

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29982

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 18 York Place

ID on this website: 200370713

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved and corniced windows at 1st floor, architraved windows at 2nd floors. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced tripartite doorway in bay to left at principal floor, comprising pairs of Ionic pilasters flanking 9-panel timber door with radial rectangular fanlight, with 4-pane sidelights, surmounted by tooled lintel and cornice; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (16 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (20 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Rectangular slate-hung dormer. Modern sky lights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rendered ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials, including lamps without glass globes .

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.

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