Herbarium (Old), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 June 2003. Assembly hall.

Herbarium (Old), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
long-beam-hemlock
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 June 2003
Type
Assembly hall
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

David Cousin, 1842-3. Single-storey and basement, 5-bay Picturesque cottage style assembly hall with very deep eaves supported on bossed ornamental brackets, decorative bargeboards, advanced open-pedimented central bay with 2-leaf timber panelled door, window above and decorative bargeboards to pediment; small wings with corniced wallhead stacks to outer right and left. Squared coursed sandstone with droved ashlar dressings to principal elevation and sides. Random rubble to rear. Long and short ashlar quoins; slightly raised window and door margins. Regularly fenestrated with tall windows to principal elevation; basement windows below; irregular arrangement of doors and windows at basement to rear.

Timber sash and case windows; border-glazed to principal elevation, 4-pane glazing to rear. Graded grey slate.

INTERIOR: depressed-arch coffered ceiling to main hall with decorative trusses, corbels and bosses.

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