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79-81 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9627 / 55°57'45"N

Longitude: -3.1921 / 3°11'31"W

OS Eastings: 325680

OS Northings: 675050

OS Grid: NT256750

Mapcode National: GBR 8NB.X1

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YD48

Plus Code: 9C7RXR75+35

Entry Name: 79-81 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 79-85 (Odd Nos) East Claremont Street

Listing Date: 25 November 1965

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393000

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45941

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 79 - 81 East Claremont Street

ID on this website: 200393000

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith Walk

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Tenement

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Description

Thomas Bonnar, 1825-1827. 3-storey and basement, 6-bay terraced pair of 3-bay tenements. Sandstone ashlar with channelled rustication at ground, squared rubble to E elevation. Base course, cill band course at 1st floor, corniced and architraved windows with decorative window guard balconies at 1st floor, cornice and blocking course with eaves band, ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled doors in recessd panels with fanlights in paired entrances in bays to centre, windows in recesses to remaining bays. Regular fenestration above with larger windows to 1st floor.

N ( EAST CLAREMONT STREET LANE) ELEVATION: gable end wall with single bay to centre, small windows at ground, oriel window at 1st floor, window at 2nd floor.

Timber sash and case windows with 12-pane glazing, plate glass to 1st floor at E elevation, ridge and gablehead stacks with terracotta cans, fleur-de-lys headed cast-iron railings.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

Originally listed with Nos 43-77 (Odd Nos)

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