Description

1786. Artisan late Georgian rendered tenements. 4-storey and attic stuccoed, 15-bay with 3 2-bay wallhead gables. Ground floor in use as shops.

Statement of Interest

Following the feuing of Lady Nicolson's Park in 1757 development edged south from the Old Town along the principal thoroughfare of Nicholson Street. Development on St Patricks Street had begun by 1780. The construction of 1-11 St Patrick Square occurred concurrently with the completion of the South Bridge in 1788 which provided the first direct link between the New Town and the Southside of Edinburgh.

The tenement block on the eastern side of St Patrick's Square appears laid out on Ainslie's 1804 map of Old and New Town of Edinburgh and Leith.

Listed building record and statutory address updated (2015). Previously listed as 'St Patrick Square 1-11'.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17807346

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas