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Hanover Buildings, 66-84 Rose Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9524 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -3.1983 / 3°11'53"W

OS Eastings: 325272

OS Northings: 673916

OS Grid: NT252739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.NP

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VN64

Plus Code: 9C7RXR22+XM

Entry Name: Hanover Buildings, 66-84 Rose Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Hanover Buildings, 56-68 (Even Nos) Rose Street (Former John Menzies Plc), Edinburgh

Listing Date: 28 March 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389791

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43337

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 66-84 Rose Street, Hanover Buildings

ID on this website: 200389791

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Architectural structure Office building

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Description

T Forbes Maclennan, 1929; reglazed and extended to E by Hugh Martin & Partners, 1976. Massive 4-storey on half basement and attic 13-bay stripped classical head office. Polished red sandstone ashlar and glazed curtain wall. Former entrance bay at centre; doorpiece incorporating base course as architrave with channelled cavetto piers and cornice; tripartite windows above. Flanked by 10 bays of giant pilasters with curtain glazing between. Solid outer bays with window to each floor. Stylised entablature; diminutive ashlar attic with bipartite window to each bay.

10-bay rear elevation; stripped version of above; broken pedimented centrepiece with tripartite windows.

Fine wrought-iron sign to left (originally at centre).

INTERIOR: modern office interior.

Statement of Interest

Statutory address changed from 66 Rose Street, Hanover Buildings (John Menzies Plc) to Hanover Buildings, 56-68 (Even Nos) Rose Street (Former John Menzies Plc), Edinburgh (2014).

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