16 Holyrood Road is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 August 2005. Commercial building.

16 Holyrood Road

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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
30 August 2005
Type
Commercial building
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

R MacFarlane Cameron, dated 1896 with probable earlier fabric to rear. 2-storey, 3-bay, roughly L-plan, Scots Baronial commercial building with central crow-stepped gable with wheat-sheaf finial. Snecked, rock-faced cream sandstone with polished red sandstone ashlar margins and at ground. Rubble to side and rear. Roll-moulded surrounds. Moulded cill course, eaves course. Segmental-arched openings to ground. Round-arched pediments to dormerheads. Wing to rear with late 20th century projecting stair tower at W.

N (street) elevation: symmetrical. Central pair of 2-leaf, 6-panel entrance doors with tall fanlights above. Central date plaque above with intertwined initials J and T (see Notes). Strapwork pediment to central 1st storey window with monogram RMC.

Variety of timber framed fenestration. Timber framed, 6-pane over plate glass to 1st floor with opening upperlights. 3-light over plate glass to ground with dentilled transom. Grey slates, deep skews. Coped gable stack. Cast iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2007, but believed to be substantially altered.

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