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Police Call Box, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9513 / 55°57'4"N

Longitude: -3.2131 / 3°12'47"W

OS Eastings: 324346

OS Northings: 673804

OS Grid: NT243738

Mapcode National: GBR 8JG.N3

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.MP51

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2P+GQ

Entry Name: Police Call Box, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Drumsheugh Gardens at Queensferry Road, Police Box

Listing Date: 10 August 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371051

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30242

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, Drumsheugh Gardens, Police Call Box

ID on this website: 200371051

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Ebeneezer J. MacRae and A Rollo and J Tweedie, 1930-31. Standard Edinburgh police box Classical rectangular cast-iron box 6ft by 4ft on plan, 2 pilastered long elevations; one contains door bearing city arms. Single bay short elevations; triangular open pediments containing rib boned wreath decoration. Saltire patterned glazing to all elevations. Low pitched roof retaining original lamp.

Statement of Interest

This police box occupies a prominent corner site at the junction of two significant streets in Drumsheugh Gardens and Queensferry Street, in close proximity to the B-listed terraces of Drumsheugh Gardens and Randolph Cliff (see separate listings). It is still relatively complete with features such as the lamp still retained. The boxes were designed specifically to complement the classical architecture of Edinburgh.

(List description revised 2009 as part of re-survey.)

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