Description

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 6-panel timber doors and 4-pane lozenge-pattern rectangular fanlights, in bay to right of centre, and in bays to outer left and right at principal floor. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above, with blind windows in penultimate bay from right at 2nd floor and floors above. Modern door in 3rd bay from left at basement, with window to left; shop front comprising door and window in penultimate bay from right at basement. Flagged basement area.

NW ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (42-54 London Street).

SE ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (62-66 Broughton Street).

REAR ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Broached ashlar and rendered 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 finials.

Statement of Interest

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.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17811427

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide