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Police Call Box, Pier Place, Newhaven, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9809 / 55°58'51"N

Longitude: -3.1951 / 3°11'42"W

OS Eastings: 325524

OS Northings: 677083

OS Grid: NT255770

Mapcode National: GBR 8N3.9H

Mapcode Global: WH6SD.WXPT

Plus Code: 9C7RXRJ3+9X

Entry Name: Police Call Box, Pier Place, Newhaven, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Pier Place, Police Box

Listing Date: 17 October 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390332

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43726

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200390332

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Forth

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Police box

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Description

City Architects Department (E J MacRae, City Architect), erected early 1930s. Standard rectangular-plan classical Edinburgh police box. Cast-iron; 6ft by 4ft on plan.

2-bay pilastered long elevations, one of which contains door bearing City Arms. Single-bay pilastered short elevation with open pediments containing ribboned wreath decoration. Glazing to all elevations obscured.

Statement of Interest

At the foot of Newhaven Pier, in a prominent position.

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