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62 Dublin Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9578 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.1943 / 3°11'39"W

OS Eastings: 325528

OS Northings: 674508

OS Grid: NT255745

Mapcode National: GBR 8NC.GS

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XJ21

Plus Code: 9C7RXR54+47

Entry Name: 62 Dublin Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 62 Dublin Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 18 August 1964

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367133

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28696

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367133

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; projecting cills at 2nd floor windows. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched tripartite doorpiece in bay to right at principal floor, comprising 6-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight; regular fenestration in remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above, and basement.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (64-68 Dublin Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (48-60 Dublin Street).

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows, with anthemion and palmette window guards at 2nd floor. Grey slate later Mansard roof with pair of polygonal piended dormers. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble ridge stack with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railing with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Second New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. 62 Dublin Street was formerly 30 Dublin Street. Duke Street, to the south, was begun in 1801, and was continued northwards as Dublin Street in 1803 as part of Reid and Sibbald's plans for the extension of the New Town. In 1966 Duke Street was renamed as Dublin Street but retained its old numbers, while the original Dublin Street was renumbered.

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