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8-8A Dick Place, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9343 / 55°56'3"N

Longitude: -3.1826 / 3°10'57"W

OS Eastings: 326217

OS Northings: 671875

OS Grid: NT262718

Mapcode National: GBR 8QN.T7

Mapcode Global: WH6ST.23RK

Plus Code: 9C7RWRM8+PX

Entry Name: 8-8A Dick Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 8 and 8A Dick Place and Carriage House

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371219

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30360

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 8-8a Dick Place

ID on this website: 200371219

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1860. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan villa; subdivided (1948). Squared and snecked rubble; lightly stugged coursed ashlar to N. Base course; cill and band courses; cornice; blocking course; raised window surrounds; chamfered reveals; droved margins.

N (entrance) elevation: architraved doorpiece at centre with carved consoles and cornice; panelled door; 4-light fanlight. Single window above and regular fenestration in remaining bays.

W elevation: lean-to greenhouse at ground floor, with secondary entrance; single window and small square window at 1st floor. Evidence of former structure abutting to 1st floor cill level.

E elevation: single storey extension and service wing linking main house to carriage house (see below).

S elevation: single windows at ground and 1st floor centre; bipartite windows at ground and 1st floor to outer left; late 19th century full-height canted window added to outer right.

12-pane sash and case windows to N; mixture of small-pane and plate glass windows elsewhere. Grey slate shallow pitched piended roof; early 20th century tripartite box dormer to N; canted dormer to S;lead flashing; 3 shouldered wallhead stacks (E and W stacks linked to main roof by mansards); moulded octagonal cans.

Interior: glass panelled vestibule door; decorative plaster cornices; flagged stone hall and vestibule; turned wood screen.

Carriage house: single storey with attic, now serving as garage; 2-leaf double doors; window above; piend-roofed.

Low boundary wall to street; low gatepiers with pyramidal coping; high mutual boundary walls.

Statement of Interest

Similar in size and plan to its neighbours at Nos 2, 4, and 6 Dick Place.

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