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21, 23 Forth Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9578 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.1867 / 3°11'12"W

OS Eastings: 326005

OS Northings: 674498

OS Grid: NT260744

Mapcode National: GBR 8QC.0S

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.0JT1

Plus Code: 9C7RXR57+48

Entry Name: 21, 23 Forth Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 19-27 (Odd Nos) Forth Street

Listing Date: 16 June 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393011

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45948

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, 21, 23 Forth Street

ID on this website: 200393011

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Burn, designed 1800. 15-bay (grouped 6-3-3-3), 2-storey with basement and attic, mansard roof to Nos 21 and 23, terraced classical houses now flatted. Sandstone ashlar. Cill band at ground, band course between ground and 1st floors, projecting cills at 1st floor, eaves cornice and blocking course, pilastered and corniced doorpieces, entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: paired entrances at No 25, left doorway blocked as window; timber panelled doors with segmental fanlights. Bays 7, 10 and 13 with regular fenestration to bays remaining. Regular fenestration above with 2 tripartite canted dormers to Nos 25 and 27, 3 wall-head dormers to No 23, full width box dormer to No 21, bipartite canted dormer to No 19.

Timber sash and case windows with predominantly 12-pane glazing, plate glass to attic, 18-pane in outer bays to left at ground, grey slates, ridge stacks, decorative cast-iron railings.

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. 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 1803-04 and on the South side circa 1805.

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