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Latitude: 55.9534 / 55°57'12"N
Longitude: -3.1902 / 3°11'24"W
OS Eastings: 325778
OS Northings: 674016
OS Grid: NT257740
Mapcode National: GBR 8PF.9C
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.ZM0D
Plus Code: 9C7RXR35+9W
Entry Name: 10-15 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 10-15 (Inclusive Nos) Princes Street
Listing Date: 28 March 1996
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389760
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43313
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200389760
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Probably W Priddle; 1925; W portion 1956; early 19th century block to rear. 3-storey and attic former Woolworths on prominent corner site; canted corner with ogee-roofed octagonal tower. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. Modern shops at ground below original cornice. Giant Roman Doric order to 1st and 2nd floors with entablature and mutuled cornice; 1st floor balconies between pilasters. Mansard roof with rectangular attic windows. Ashlar tower to attic at corner with segmental open pediments to S and E faces containing keystoned oculi.
PRINCES STREET ELEVATION: 13-bay. Modern canopy to shops. 5 dormers.
E ELEVATION: 5-bay. 3 right bays broader, divided by paired pilasters, with tripartite windows. Principal corner as above; N bay with ashlar attic storey; earlier curved corner to rear elevation. 2 dormers.
REAR ELEVATION: early 19th century scabbled ashlar 3-bay quadrant corner and adjoining 3 rear bays; pilasters at ground, architraved corniced windows at 1st floor, cill course at 2nd, cornice and 20th century attic; large tripartite window inserted above loading bay to right. To W mid 19th century 4-storey 7-bay block, windows with lugged architraved; much altered, with modern block beyond.
Mullioned and transomed metal windows, containing internal arch at 1st floor. Grey-green slates to mansard; lead to dome.
INTERIOR: modern retail units.
Woolworths closed in 1984. Priddle was their in house architect.
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