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209 High Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9503 / 55°57'0"N

Longitude: -3.1887 / 3°11'19"W

OS Eastings: 325864

OS Northings: 673663

OS Grid: NT258736

Mapcode National: GBR 8PG.LH

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.ZPQT

Plus Code: 9C7RXR26+4G

Entry Name: 209 High Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 209-213 (Odd Nos) High Street Including 1-6 (Inclusive Nos) Jackson's Close

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368233

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29046

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200368233

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 18th century, incorporating earlier fabric. 6-storey and attic 5-bay tenement with shop to ground floor. Random rubble with ashlar dressings. Cavetto eaves course. 4-window dormer to attic. Pend to right (Jackson's Close); modern access balconies and part of circular stair to rear. Lower narrow block running N bounded by Jackson's Close and Lyon's Close adjoins No 48 Cockburn Street (separately listed).

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows

Statement of Interest

Tall tenement facing the High Street, with wing running N, built on the old burgage plot, truncated by the building of Cockburn Street in 1854-60.

Category changed from B to A, 19 December 2002.

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