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38 York Place, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9566 / 55°57'23"N

Longitude: -3.1899 / 3°11'23"W

OS Eastings: 325804

OS Northings: 674365

OS Grid: NT258743

Mapcode National: GBR 8PD.C7

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.ZJ5Z

Plus Code: 9C7RXR46+J2

Entry Name: 38 York Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 38 York Place, Including Railings and Lamp

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370723

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29992

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 38 York Place

ID on this website: 200370723

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, bays grouped 2,1. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor; rock-faced rustication at basement. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill courses at 1st and 2nd floors; dentilled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorway in bay to right at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with radial semicircular fanlight; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (36 and 36A York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (40-42 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Pair of rectangular slate-hung dormers. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing mounted lamp with glass globe.

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 began in York Place in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.

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