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55-56 High Street, South Queensferry

A Category B Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9898 / 55°59'23"N

Longitude: -3.3934 / 3°23'36"W

OS Eastings: 313169

OS Northings: 678304

OS Grid: NT131783

Mapcode National: GBR 20.VRKV

Mapcode Global: WH6S9.VQ80

Plus Code: 9C7RXJQ4+WJ

Entry Name: 55-56 High Street, South Queensferry

Listing Name: 55 and 56 High Street

Listing Date: 22 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386309

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40383

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: South Queensferry, 55-56 High Street

ID on this website: 200386309

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

18th century. 2-storey and attic; three bay; L-plan. Painted harl and margins; raised cill to 55 High Street. Band course.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved doorpiece with pilasters in right bay; architraved doorpiece in centre; shop window in left bay; regular fenestration pattern at 1st floor; windows in roof.

W ELEVATION: single windows in right bay of gable end; single windows in far left bay.

N ELEVATION: single window in left bay; central windows in W wing; modern attic extension; rubble lean to in re-entrant angle.

E ELEVATION: single window in left bay at ground.

Timber sash and case windows; variety of astragal patterns. Grey slate roof; straight stone skews and skewputts; tall, coped stacks at gableheads.

Statement of Interest

A traditional L-plan dwelling house with fine original cornice doorway. Later 20th century extensions and alterations have been sensitively assimilated so as not to spoil the traditional plan of the building.

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