16, 18 and 20 Tower Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 March 1995. Warehouse. 1 related planning application.
16, 18 and 20 Tower Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-finial-foxglove
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1995
- Type
- Warehouse
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early 19th century. Narrow 4- and 5-storey parallel warehouses connected by wall of demolished warehouse and modern link to rear. Cream sandstone, coursed and squared rubble with droved dressings.
SE RANGE: narrow 4-storey 2- by 4-bay warehouse, reduced in height by
1 storey with modern flat roof; single windows.
NW RANGE: narrow 5-storey 2- by 7-bay warehouse; hoist doors and timber hoist to right bay of NE elevation, left bay with blocked windows; loading doors to centre bay of interior courtyard elevation; single windows.
SW (REAR) ELEVATION: adjoining building demolished (circa mid 20th century), only party wall remaining; protruding joists; blocked openings; segmental-arched former pend opening leading to courtyard.
Mostly barred windows, some with internal wooden shutters, some wooden lintels. Piended slate roof to NW range.
INTERIOR: NW range chamfered timber posts and beam construction; flagged (fireproof?) stone stairs (possibly later). Hoist machinery to attic of NW range.
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