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Latitude: 55.9587 / 55°57'31"N
Longitude: -3.1906 / 3°11'26"W
OS Eastings: 325760
OS Northings: 674608
OS Grid: NT257746
Mapcode National: GBR 8PC.6G
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YHT9
Plus Code: 9C7RXR55+FP
Entry Name: 62, 64, 66 Broughton Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 62-66 (Even Nos) Broughton Street, Including Railings
Listing Date: 12 December 1974
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370837
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30074
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, 62, 64, 66 Broughton Street
ID on this website: 200370837
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Thomas Bonnar, 1829-34. 4-storey and basement, 6-bay plain classical terraced tenement. Polished ashlar sandstone at principal floor; broached ashlar to floors above and basement. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor; cornice at principal floor; corniced frieze at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Recessed windows at principal floor, with panelled aprons; architraved windows at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd floor, Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed doorpieces with former 2-leaf, 4-panel timber doors with rectilinear-design rectangular fanlights, in bay to right of centre, and in bays to outer left and right, at principal floor; door to outer left with glazed panels. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor, with cill lowered in penultimate bay from left; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Basement doors in penultimate bays from left and right. Flagged basement area.
NW ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (68-76 Broughton Street).
SE ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (56-60 Broughton Street).
REAR ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Broached ashlar ridge stacks; coped, with circular cans.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1998; evidence of working panelled shutters.
RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and pineapple balusters.
Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Built on a sloping site, the stepped-down blocks between and including Nos 42 and 76 Broughton Street are separated by swept-down cornices.
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