City Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 December 1974. Art gallery. 8 related planning applications.
City Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- rooted-brick-elder
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1974
- Type
- Art gallery
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
James Dunn and James Findlay, 1899-1902, with later alterations (see Notes). 6-storey and attic 5-bay Baroque art gallery with 2-storey arcade to ground on octagonal piers; 2-storey link (now cafe and shop) to Scotsman building to left, with round-arched entrance to Fleshmarket Close. Dentilled cornice above 2nd floor; cill course to 6th floor; modillioned eaves cornice. 5 bipartite dormer windows with alternate triangular and segmental pediments to attic, linked by balustraded balcony. Blocked Roman Doric mullions to tripartite windows at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor in segmental-arched recesses, and blocked Roman Doric colonnettes to tripartite windows at 6th floor.
Small-pane glazing. Cast-iron down pipes with decorative hoppers. Corniced, bow-ended end stack with circular cans.
Detailed Attributes
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