Queen Street Central Gardens, Queen Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 March 1998. Garden enclosure.

Queen Street Central Gardens, Queen Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: seventh-quartz-onyx
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 24 March 1998
Type: Garden enclosure
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Early 19th century, and later. Railings surrounding 3 predominantly rectangular gardens; saddleback copes surmounted by square cast-iron railings with octagonal-patterned frieze, spear-headed and husk finials to S (Queen Street) and W (Wemyss Place) elevations and thoroughfares from Queen Street to Dundas and Howe Street, and NE and NW angles of gardens opposite Heriot Row. Modern cast-iron rectilinear railings opposite Heriot Row, to N elevation, including blank frieze pattern with circular decoration centred at panels. Irregularly spaced gates, and double gates with lyre motif centred to N of central gardens.

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