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41, 43, 45 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9541 / 55°57'14"N

Longitude: -3.1991 / 3°11'56"W

OS Eastings: 325225

OS Northings: 674104

OS Grid: NT252741

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.H3

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TLTV

Plus Code: 9C7RXR32+M9

Entry Name: 41, 43, 45 Thistle Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 41-45 (Odd Nos) Thistle Street

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389821

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43357

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389821

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1775. 3-storey basement and attic, irregular 4-bay tenement, built on ground falling to N (rear). Coursed rubble (stonecleaned). To centre left, doorway to common stair, with flanking shops; corniced pilastered late 19th century shop to right. Pair of tripartite dormer.

Irregular 5-storey 3-bay rear elevation.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows (some plate glass). Ashlar coped skews; rebuilt stone stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Nos 35-67 (odd nos) Thistle Street as a significant surviving part of the original fabric of Edinburgh?s New Town, one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. Thistle Street was built as plainer artisan dwellings and workshops and has survived with few significant alterations.

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