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3 Laverockbank Road, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9772 / 55°58'37"N

Longitude: -3.2005 / 3°12'1"W

OS Eastings: 325180

OS Northings: 676670

OS Grid: NT251766

Mapcode National: GBR 8M4.6V

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.T145

Plus Code: 9C7RXQGX+VQ

Entry Name: 3 Laverockbank Road, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 3 and 4 Laverockbank Road, with Boundary Wall

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368593

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29221

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200368593

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Forth

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey 6-bay classical terrace of 2 houses (mirrored pair). Polished ashlar (paler to ground floor).

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: windows and doors in segmentally- arched recessed panels. Base course, architraved course at springing of arches, raised dividing course between ground and 1st floor; eaves cornice and blocking course raised at centre. Projecting stone cills at ground floor windows; panelled aprons at 1st floor. Timber panelled doors (later glazed panels at No 3) with rectangular fanlight.

N and S ELEVATIONS: random rubble construction.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Stone coped ashlar wallhead stacks (rebuilt in concrete on ridge) with circular cans.

BOUNDARY WALL: low stone coped ashlar wall to front.

Statement of Interest

Nos 1-9 Laverockbank Road are part of the very first 'suburban' development at Trinity (built on the grounds of Laverockbank House), as opposed to the first generation country 'cottages' (some of which were, of course, very grand indeed).

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