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18-20 Dundas Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9567 / 55°57'24"N

Longitude: -3.1993 / 3°11'57"W

OS Eastings: 325219

OS Northings: 674388

OS Grid: NT252743

Mapcode National: GBR 8MD.G5

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TJQW

Plus Code: 9C7RXR42+M7

Entry Name: 18-20 Dundas Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 18-20 (Even Nos) Dundas Street, and 36 Northumberland Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 10 November 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 367173

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28715

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200367173

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Probably Thomas Bonnar, early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 4-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed at principal floor. Band course between basement and principal floors, principal and 1st floors; projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; continuous cornice at 2nd floor, continued as band course at N elevation; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basements.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: panelled timber common stair door with geometric rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from left at principal floor, glazed 2-leaf timber door with round-arched doorpiece, with radial, semicircular fanlight in penultimate bay from right; flanked in turn by pair of 2-bay shop pilastraded and corniced shop fronts, with 2-leaf timber doors, plate glass rectangular fanlights, plate glass windows; regular fenestration to floors above and to basement, with blind windows at outer right to all floors.

N (NORTHUMBERLAND STREET) ELEVATION: 5-bay elevation, comprising panelled timber door with 4-panel rectangular fanlight, in penultimate bay from left at basement; windows in remaining bays at basement, regular fenestration in bays to floors above.

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (12-16 Dundas Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Shouldered wallhead stacks; coped, with circular cans.

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

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings 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.

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