2, 4 Hope Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 March 1966. Tenement. 4 related planning applications.
2, 4 Hope Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- guardian-pewter-cream
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1966
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1790; alterations and additions by Stephen & Maxwell, 1987. 3-storey basement and attic classical tenement on gusset site with modern public bar at ground and basement. Broadly droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; largely rebuilt at ground. V-jointed rustication at ground; 1st floor cill course. Plate glass canopy wraps around S and E elevations enclosing open basement area, with 2 pedimented doorways.
E (HOPE STREET) ELEVATION: 4-bay gable and common stair bay slightly set back to right. 2 left bays with blind windows; right bays at 1st floor with decorative cast-iron balconies. Stair bay with bipartite piend-roofed dormer.
S ELEVATION: 7-bay. Pair of 3-bay bows with blind centre windows flank centre bay; round-headed windows at ground. Modern pedimented porch at centre adjoins glazed canopy to right. Pair of bowed slate-hung piend-roofed timber dormers flank central dormer.
W (QUEENSFERRY STREET) ELEVATION:
Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; grey slates; apex stacks removed.
INTERIOR: modern coved bar interior at ground interconnects with basement, top-lit by glazed area and incorporating vaults under pavement.
Detailed Attributes
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