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Latitude: 55.9896 / 55°59'22"N
Longitude: -3.3946 / 3°23'40"W
OS Eastings: 313097
OS Northings: 678283
OS Grid: NT130782
Mapcode National: GBR 20.VRB7
Mapcode Global: WH6S9.TQQ4
Plus Code: 9C7RXJQ4+R5
Entry Name: Forth View, 18 East Terrace, High Street, South Queensferry
Listing Name: 18 East Terrace
Listing Date: 22 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 386264
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40347
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: South Queensferry, High Street, 18 East Terrace, Forth View
ID on this website: 200386264
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Almond
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Later 18th century in present form, reconstructed from 17th century dwelling house. 3-storey, irregular 3-window front; 1st and 2nd floors are not aligned with ground floor bays. Rubble with painted margins. Base course. Close entrance at far left.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved doorway with flanking windows at ground floor; blocked openings above. Regular 3-bay fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors.
E ELEVATION: adjoining building.
S ELEVATION: rendered and painted. Ground and 1st floor extension with stair leading to 1st floor. Irregular fenestration.
W ELEVATION: adjoining building.
12-pane sash and case windows to 1st floor; modern glazing to rest of windows. Slate roof; straight skews; rendered stack to E gablehead; rubble stack to W gablehead.
INTERIOR: not seen 2000.
The 18th century additions at the upper floors demonstrate the importance of regularity of design at that period. Although unaligned with the ground floor, the upper floors' fenestration follows a regular A,B,A pattern avoiding a large blank bay to the left. Garden shared with 17 East Terrace. Run-rig garden walls to rear; the run-rig gardens of houses on East Terrace appear on an 18th century map: J Adair, Map of West Lothian, 1737.
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