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72-73 Princes Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Latitude: 55.9524 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -3.196 / 3°11'45"W

OS Eastings: 325412

OS Northings: 673908

OS Grid: NT254739

Mapcode National: GBR 8NF.3Q

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WN85

Plus Code: 9C7RXR23+XH

Entry Name: 72-73 Princes Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 72 and 73 Princes Street

Listing Date: 28 March 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389765

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43317

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 72-73 Princes Street

ID on this website: 200389765

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Retail store

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Description

Mid 19th century, with later additions. 4-storey 2-bay and attic shop. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. Upper floors framed by channelled pilasters and cornices. Modern shopfront at ground. 1st and 2nd floors with single projecting timber bay window with quadrant ends; bipartite at centre, Corinthian pilasters. 3rd floor with pair of architraved bipartite windows; cornice and panelled parapet interrupted by pair of wallhead dormers with segmental-headed pediments. Urn finials to parapet.

UPVC tilt and turn windows. Mansard roof, grey slates.

INTERIOR: modern retail premises at ground.

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