St Roque is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 1993. Hospital.

St Roque

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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
30 March 1993
Type
Hospital
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Brown and Wardrop, 1850-1852; alterations and additions probably in 1889 by Wardrop and Anderson. 2-storey, 5-bay, L-plan Italianate villa with distinctive engaged pyramidal-roofed 3-storey tower, service wing to east with narrow link to outbuilding range. Originally a villa, currently (2014) hospital offices. Cream sandstone, squared and snecked rubble with droved ashlar dressings. Set on raised ground in wooded garden of the former villa. Base course, cill band course at first floor. Deep overhanging eaves. Tower with exposed decorative cavetto moulded brackets.

Mainly large pane glazing in timber sash and case windows (some 6-pane glazing to side and rear elevations); two broad corniced wallhead stacks to north linked by ashlar arcading; 4 central stacks; octagonal yellow clay cans; piend and platform roof with grey slates.

Good mid-19th century interior (seen 2014) largely still in place with some later alterations. Marble and timber chimneypieces, decorative cornicing and panelled doors.

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