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8 Bellfield Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9517 / 55°57'6"N

Longitude: -3.1089 / 3°6'31"W

OS Eastings: 330854

OS Northings: 673743

OS Grid: NT308737

Mapcode National: GBR 2C.Y3HK

Mapcode Global: WH6SN.6NVP

Plus Code: 9C7RXV2R+MF

Entry Name: 8 Bellfield Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 8 Bellfield Street

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363840

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26933

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200363840

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Early 19th century with later alterations, or possibly a total reconstruction on the site of an older house. 2-storey, 3-bay terraced classical house. Droved and painted ashlar, rubble to rear. Base course, cill course to 1st floor, cornice (overstepped to right by

No 6) and blocking course.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set door in bay to right with 4-pane fanlight and window at 1st floor above. Windows to each floor of flanking bays to centre and left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: single storey extensions to outer bays.

4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piend and platformed roof with ashlar skews; rendered mutual end stacks; brick wallhead stack to rear.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1994.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rubble with coping.

Statement of Interest

Building on this site appears on Wood's map, 1824. However, using visual evidence- the detailing and the pitch of the roof, it would seem to be of a later date, possibly incorporating older fabric.

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