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30 Broughton Street, 28, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9579 / 55°57'28"N

Longitude: -3.1895 / 3°11'22"W

OS Eastings: 325828

OS Northings: 674512

OS Grid: NT258745

Mapcode National: GBR 8PC.FR

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.ZHBZ

Plus Code: 9C7RXR56+55

Entry Name: 30 Broughton Street, 28, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 28 and 30 Broughton Street

Listing Date: 12 December 1974

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 370828

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30068

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200370828

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Mid 19th century. 3-storey, 4-bay terraced tenement built out at ground as shopfronts, with chamfered corner bay to left. Broached ashlar principal elevation; stugged ashlar and coursed rubble SE elevation. Cornice between 1st and 2nd floor. Shouldered and chamfered openings at principal elevation. Long and short quoins.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pair of 3-bay pilastered shopfronts advanced at ground, with cornice and blocking course, both comprising recessed modern glazed doors flanked by plate glass windows, glazed returns at doors, blind returns at sides, infilled to outer left. Regular fenestration to floors above.

SE ELEVATION: single bay; recessed to left, predominantly blank with window to left at 1st floor and aligned above at 2nd floor.

NW ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (32-32C Broughton Street).

Predominantly 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered shouldered wallhead stacks, rendered stack breaking pitch; corniced and coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998; evidence of working panelled shutters.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain.

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