Goods Shed, St Leonard's Station And Coal Depot, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh

Built circa 1840.

Railway goods shed and terminus built for Edinburgh and

Dalkeith Railway whose Act was passed 26th May 1826. 3-storey

block; on plan, long shallow and rectangular and at north

curved slightly towards east. Rubble-built, ashlar dressings,

piended slate roof. Pair arched trainshed openings in 2-bay

south end, one now bricked up. Fenestration on west long wall

mostly in 3-bay groupings with single window at ground, hoist

doorways in 4th bays, 4th hoist doorway bay at left

asymmetrically placed. Windows mostly 9-paned with top

hoppers. Tusking at north indicates intention to build

further; brick box over north west corner probably for lift

machinery. Interior with central row of cast-iron columns on

2 lower floors; railway track at south end. Built up to 1 and

a half storeys about half length of east wall, red and white

brick at south end. Detached low gabled range beside entrance

with unusual small slit openings below eaves; big polished

ashlar gatepiers.

Line of railway track evident, to south.