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Latitude: 55.9451 / 55°56'42"N
Longitude: -3.2011 / 3°12'4"W
OS Eastings: 325079
OS Northings: 673102
OS Grid: NT250731
Mapcode National: GBR 8MJ.2B
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.STVS
Plus Code: 9C7RWQWX+2G
Entry Name: Lauriston Hall, 28-32 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 26 Lauriston Street, Lauriston Hall (Halls and Presbytery of Church of Sacred Heart)
Listing Date: 12 December 1974
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370753
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30013
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 28-32 Lauriston Street, Lauriston Hall
ID on this website: 200370753
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Archibald Macpherson, 1909. Asymmetrical 3-storey, 6-bay Classical palazzo hall and presbytery. Pinkish sandstone ashlar; rock-faced below cill level at ground floor, channelled above; polished to 1st and 2nd floors. Moulded band between ground and 1st floors; mutuled eaves cornice. Windows in moulded surrounds, corniced to 1st floor.
NE (LAURISTON STREET) ELEVATION: recessed bay to left with segmental-arched opening to ground containing glazed doors to hall; single windows to 1st and 2nd floors. Entrance to presbytery in 3rd bay from left in recessed porch; rock-faced base course continued to form pedestal for Doric column to right; gated entrance to steps to left; 2-leaf border-glazed timber door with border-glazed fanlight in shoulder-arched moulded opening to right, window in shoulder-arched opening to left; arched recess containing 2 small windows with stained glass (shoulder-arched to outer edges) above, with scrolled keystone; scalloped window with gilded IHS roundel under carved angel and corn-husk garland; stone-mullioned bipartite window above. Single windows to ground and 1st, biparites to 3rd in outer bays.
NW ELEVATION: return to forecourt of Sacred Heart Church, curving round at right to meet church facade. Single window to right at ground floor of main block; 2 windows to 3rd floor. Door in recessed link to church; small window above and to side; 4 small windows to 1st, 2 small scalloped windows to 2nd and 3 windows to 3rd floors.
Border-glazing to all windows. Corniced stacks with circular cans.
B group comprises Church of the Sacred Heart and Lauriston Hall.
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