Hydraulic Power Station, Alexandra Dry Dock, Leith Docks, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 December 1974. Hydraulic station.

Hydraulic Power Station, Alexandra Dry Dock, Leith Docks, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
late-tower-frost
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 December 1974
Type
Hydraulic station
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Peter Whyte (A M Rendel, consultant engineer), dated 1896. Small single storey hydraulic station with modern extension to SW. Red sandstone, squared and snecked rubble with ashlar dressings. Base course; round-arched openings; eaves band course.

W ELEVATION: gabled with lugged skewputts, 3 windows (2 now altered into rectangular opening) divided by pilaster strips; gablehead with date and cheque pattern of pilaster strips.

NE ELEVATION: 3-bay with doorway to centre, semi-circular radial fanlight; to right 3 single windows; to left bipartite window framed by pilaster strips with pedimented gable.

SW ELEVATION: as above with modern extension to left of centre.

W ELEVATION: gabled; blank.

Small-pane timber windows with semi-circular radial heads. Slate roof. Moulded eaves gutters.

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