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Edinburgh Cafe, 70-71 Princes Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9524 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -3.1959 / 3°11'45"W

OS Eastings: 325417

OS Northings: 673911

OS Grid: NT254739

Mapcode National: GBR 8NF.3Q

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WN95

Plus Code: 9C7RXR23+XJ

Entry Name: Edinburgh Cafe, 70-71 Princes Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 70 and 71 Princes Street

Listing Date: 12 December 1974

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370930

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30146

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 70 - 71 Princes Street, Edinburgh Cafe

ID on this website: 200370930

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Coffeehouse

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Description

Hippolyte J Blanc, 1886-8. 4-storey and attic single bay Early North European Renaissance former cafe with narrow gabled frontage. Red polished ashlar sandstone. Modern shopfront at ground. Giant semi-elliptical central arched recess contains canted window rising from 1st to 3rd floors. Flanking panels framed by narrow pilasters; to 2nd floor, oval sculpted heraldic panels and frieze. 6 window band at attic in gable, with crest above in round panel; lion finial.

3-storey 3-bay droved ashlar elevation to rear (Rose Street South Lane) with windows flanking pair of doors at ground and cornice, cill courses above; later harled upper storey.

Timber sash and case windows; plate glass, 6-pane upper sash. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews, pedimented ashlar stack.

INTERIOR: converted to modern retail use.

Statement of Interest

Built as the Edinburgh Cafe. Suspended ceilings may conceal earlier detailing. Compare with George Washington Browne's Cranston Tea Room Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

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