12 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 March 1966. Tenement.

12 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
over-hearth-harvest
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 March 1966
Type
Tenement
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1790. 3-storey basement and attic, 5-bay former classical tenement. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Rusticated at ground; eaves cornice. Steps to arched tripartite pilastered doorpiece with fluted frieze and radiating fanlight at centre; steps survive to former common stair door at left, but door now blocked as window. Pair of earlier 19th century piend-roofed tripartite dormers.

Rubble gable end to S with windows at centre. Irregular 3-bay rubble rear elevation; tripartite windows to left, arched stair window at centre; full attic storey.

Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; rebuilt stacks, rendered to S; grey slates.

INTERIOR: tripartite timber lobby screen; 19th century timber dog-leg stair on axis. NE room at ground with pilastered sideboard recess and carved and painted chimneypiece. Common stair removed.

RAILINGS: cast-iron spearhead railings to front.

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