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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