Description

Standard Edinburgh police box by City Architects Department (Ebenezer J MacRae, City Architect), designed probably late 1930's. Situated on N side of Market Street, at corner of Waverley Bridge. Classical rectangular cast-iron box 6ft by 4ft on plan. 2-bay Doric pilastered long elevations, 1 with door bearing City arms. Single bay short elevations surmounted by open pediments containing ribboned wreath decoration. Saltire patterned glazing to all elevations.

Statement of Interest

Fitted into the railings at SE corner of E Princes Street Gardens.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17794809

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]