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111 George Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9526 / 55°57'9"N

Longitude: -3.2041 / 3°12'14"W

OS Eastings: 324908

OS Northings: 673940

OS Grid: NT249739

Mapcode National: GBR 8LF.GN

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.RNF0

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3W+29

Entry Name: 111 George Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 111, 113 and 113A George Street with Railings

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389725

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43288

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 111 George Street

ID on this website: 200389725

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1785; later alterations at ground. Pair of 3-storey and attic, 3-bay former classical houses. Droved and broached cream sandstone ashlar. Long and short quoins; eaves cornice. Ground floor built out as shop to No 111, incorporating access to upper floors; at No 113 neo-Georgian reinstatement with corniced architraved door to left by Covell Matthews, 1978-80. Each house with pair of large 20th century piend-roofed canted dormers.

Timber sash and case windows; plate glass to No 111, 12-pane to No 113. Ashlar coped skews (including at centre); stone stacks, rendered to E; grey slates.

INTERIOR: linked with No 115 (see separate listing).

RAILINGS: modern replacement cast-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 109-115 (odd nos) George Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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