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24 Mortonhall Road, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9277 / 55°55'39"N

Longitude: -3.1943 / 3°11'39"W

OS Eastings: 325475

OS Northings: 671154

OS Grid: NT254711

Mapcode National: GBR 8NQ.GL

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.X83M

Plus Code: 9C7RWRH4+37

Entry Name: 24 Mortonhall Road, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 24 Mortonhall Road

Listing Date: 19 March 1993

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371622

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30583

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371622

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Southside/Newington

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Possibly Frank Simon, circa 1890. 2-bay villa; subdivided. Squared and snecked pink bull-faced sandstone with contrasting cream ashlar dressings. Overhanging eaves; cill course at 1st floor; long and short surrounds to windows.

S MORTONHALL ROAD elevation: 2-storey, 5-light canted window in bay to left; parapet forming balcony to glabled and bargeboard tripartite attic window. Single windows to both floors in bay to right.

E ENTRANCE elevation: roll-moulded doorway with hoodmould in bay to right; panelled door; plate glass fanlight; bipartite window at 1st floor above. Irregular distribution of windows in bay to left; corbelled chimneybreast. Single storey link bay between house and flat-roofed addition to outer right. Ssash and case windows with small-pane glazing pattern to upper sashes and plate glass in lower sashes. Grey-green slate roof with terracotta ridging; some original rainwater goods including hoppers and decorative fixings.

INTERIOR: not seen 1991.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped boundary walls to street; higher mutual walls.

Statement of Interest

Possibly by Frank Simon for his father, Rev D W Simon, Professor of Theology.

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