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40 Barony Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.958 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.1925 / 3°11'33"W

OS Eastings: 325643

OS Northings: 674530

OS Grid: NT256745

Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.TQ

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XHYV

Plus Code: 9C7RXR54+6X

Entry Name: 40 Barony Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 38 and 40 Barony Street

Listing Date: 31 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393298

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46117

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393298

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

E J MacRae, earlier 20th century. 4-storey, 10-bay traditional-style tenement block. Squared and snecked rubble; polished ashlar dressings; polished ashlar long and short quoins. Cornice at 3rd floor. Raised margins to doorpieces, to window at 1st floor above doorpiece at No 38, and windows above doorpiece at No 40, at all floors; projecting cills.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced stair well breaking eaves centred at No 38; 5 bays to left (No 40) advanced and raised. Square-headed doorpieces with timber doors in 4th bay from right and 3rd bay from left. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor and floors above, with bipartite windows in bays to outer left and right, and in 5th bay from left, at all floors.

E ELEVATION: gable; single windows centred at all floors.

W ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998. Harled; regular fenestration.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Stugged and squared, and rendered stacks breaking pitch; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews; skew- putts.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group. Council housing by the City Architect, set at an angle to the rest of Barony Street.

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