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5 and 5A Forth Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9576 / 55°57'27"N

Longitude: -3.188 / 3°11'16"W

OS Eastings: 325924

OS Northings: 674475

OS Grid: NT259744

Mapcode National: GBR 8PC.QW

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0J66

Plus Code: 9C7RXR56+2R

Entry Name: 5 and 5A Forth Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 5 and 5A Forth Street

Listing Date: 16 June 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393006

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45945

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 5, 5a Forth Street

ID on this website: 200393006

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Burn, designed 1800 with later alterations. 2-storey with raised attic, 3-bay, terraced classical house with shopfront at ground. Sandstone ashlar. Cornice and blocking course with scrolled mullions above projecting addition at ground, of 4-bay shoulder-arched arcade with moulded arrises, moulded architraves to 1st floor windows, eaves cornice and blocking course.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-bay arcade at ground, 2-leaf timber door with shouldered fanlight to left, former window panelled timber door with shouldered fanlight to right, plate glass shop windows with aprons to centre. Regular fenestration above with 2 piended and canted windows in slate-hung full-width dormer.

Timber sash and case windows with plate glass glazing, grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

Originally listed with Nos 1-29 (odd nos) Forth Street, 41A-45 Broughton Street and 12 Union Street. Door to right altered to lead into neighbouring 3 Forth Street, and door to shop made in wider bay to outer left. Forth Street (excluding 4-10), Picardy Place and at least 1-5 Broughton Street, 1-12 Union Street and Union Place were designed by Robert Burn in 1800 for the Commissioners for the Improvement of Manufacturers in Scotland. Building began on the north side circa 1803-1804 and on the south side about 1805. See OEC v 25 p.30.

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