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28 York Place, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9564 / 55°57'23"N

Longitude: -3.1907 / 3°11'26"W

OS Eastings: 325751

OS Northings: 674352

OS Grid: NT257743

Mapcode National: GBR 8PD.58

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YKS2

Plus Code: 9C7RXR45+HP

Entry Name: 28 York Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 28 York Place, Including Railings and Lamps

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370718

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29987

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370718

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor, architraved windows at 2nd floor. Long and short quoin motif at 1st and 2nd floors. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched recessed doorway in bay to left at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (26 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (30 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Rectangular slate-hung dormer. Modern skylight. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Feuing in York Place began in 1793, after Lord Alva sold land to the north east of St Andrew Square to the city.

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