Description

Later 19th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band course between basement and principal floor; advanced frieze and cornice at impost level at principal floor; cill course at 1st floor; band course between 1st and 2nd floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor, pedimented in bay at centre; architraved windows at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at principal floor. 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 2-pane semicircular fanlight; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (28 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (32 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Predominantly 3-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp 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.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17569279

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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