16 George Street, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 December 1974. Office building. 4 related planning applications.
16 George Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- grey-paling-finch
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1974
- Type
- Office building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Originally circa 1780; remodelled circa 1840 and subsequently; demolished and rebuilt as classical facade to modern 3-storey basement and attic office building by Robert Hurd and Partners, with advice from Dr DM Walker, 1986, extending to lane to S. Facade created using architraves from 2, 3-bay former houses. Polished cream sandstone ashlar. Architraved windows at ground (extending to base course) and 1st floor, with band course and cill course; cornice at 2nd floor; door to right bay of each block with 3-pane fanlight. 3-storey and attic E block with rubble gable end; 1st floor windows with panelled aprons and cornices, consoled at centre; blocking course; 3 canted piend-roofed dormers. W block with cill course at 2nd floor; full 3rd floor with cornice and blocking course.
Harled gable to E with windows to left.
Timber sash and case 12-pane windows; 10-pane casements at 1st floor to E. Ashlar coped skews; rebuilt corniced ashlar stacks; grey slates.
Modern horizontally banded stone and glass office block to rear.
INTERIOR: modern office interior.
RAILINGS AND LAMP STANDARDS: cast-iron replacement railings and lamp standards, to street pattern.
Detailed Attributes
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