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Radio Forth, 13, 15, 17 Forth Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9577 / 55°57'27"N

Longitude: -3.1873 / 3°11'14"W

OS Eastings: 325970

OS Northings: 674488

OS Grid: NT259744

Mapcode National: GBR 8PC.WT

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0JJ3

Plus Code: 9C7RXR57+33

Entry Name: Radio Forth, 13, 15, 17 Forth Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 13-17 (Odd Nos) Forth Street

Listing Date: 16 June 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393009

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45947

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 13, 15, 17 Forth Street, Radio Forth

ID on this website: 200393009

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Burn, designed 1800, with 20th century alterations. 9-bay, 3-storey and basement, palace-fronted classical tenement. Sandstone ashlar, rustication at ground floor. Outer 2 bays advanced. Band course above ground and between 1st and 2nd floors, cill band at 1st floor, eaves cornice, rosetted capitals to panelled giant pilasters of centre bays, entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bays grouped 2-1-3-1-2. Round-arched entrance to centre with tripartite doorpiece fanlight and sidelights, windows in round-arched recesses to flanking centre bays. Regular fenestration to bays remaining and above with smaller windows to 2nd floor.

Timber sash and case windows with 12-pane glazing, 6-pane at 2nd floor, grey slates to redesigned roof, rooflights, decorative cast-iron railings.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998. Alterations to house radio station.

Statement of Interest

Originally listed with 1-29 (odd Nos) Forth Street, 41A-45 Broughton Street and 12 Union Street. Offices of Radio Forth. 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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