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21 Young Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9529 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.2061 / 3°12'22"W

OS Eastings: 324783

OS Northings: 673975

OS Grid: NT247739

Mapcode National: GBR 8LF.2J

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.QMGS

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3V+5H

Entry Name: 21 Young Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 21 Young Street

Listing Date: 3 March 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370738

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30004

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 21 Young Street

ID on this website: 200370738

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

John Young, soon after 1779; later 3rd storey. Symmetrical 3-storey 5-bay classical former house on corner site. Broadly droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings (2nd floor polished). Long and short rusticated quoins; base course; panelled band course above ground, cornice above 1st floor. To centre bay, arched doorpiece decorative radiating timber fanlight. Single storey single bay set back to left with basement area.

Coursed rubble gable. Full original rubble 3-storey 3-bay rear elevation with adjoining low 2-storey mews block converted to garages.

Timber sash and case plate glass windows. Ashlar coped skews; rebuilt rendered stacks.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995. Fluted pilastered sideboard recess to former Dining Room (SE room at ground).

Statement of Interest

The site was feued to the builder Young in 1779, and became officially known as Young Street in 1806. A Group with Nos 1-7 and 13-19 (odd nos) Young Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Young Street and Hill Street contain the smartest versions of the 2-storey New Town house, this one being a particularly fine example.

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