Boswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Tenement. 2 related planning applications.
Boswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- shifting-soffit-sparrow
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1970
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early 17th century with later alterations, including Hardy and Wight, 1895. 4 storeys and attic, 7-bay tenement. Sandstone with ashlar dressings, stuccoed and channelled to ground floor; harled to sides and rear. Moulded string courses between floors. Red sandstone long and short quoins.
N (CASTLEHILL) ELEVATION: regularly fenestrated. Ground floor altered 1895 (see Notes); architraved and corniced surround to close entry at outer left. 5 finialled dormerheaded windows breaking eaves to attic, 3 to right separated from 2 to left by later wallhead stack.
E (BOSWELL'S CLOSE) ELEVATION: 2 gabled bays with apex stacks. Small irregular windows. Carved lintel to stair entrance (see Notes); timber panelled door in roll-moulded surround.
S (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 harled gabled bays with apex stacks, irregularly fenestrated; that to left crowstepped.
12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; Corniced end and wallhead stacks with circular cans. Stone skews.
Detailed Attributes
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