14 India Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 October 1967. Tenement. 1 related planning application.
14 India Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- strange-foundation-vale
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1967
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
William and Lewis A Wallace, 1819-23. 3-storey and basement, 3-bay tenement in terraced site. Polished sandstone ashlar; polished V-jointed rustication at principal floor, rock-faced rustication at basement. Cill course at 1st and 2nd floors; band course at principal and 1st floors; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpiece in bay to left, comprising flush-panelled door with umbrella fanlight. Windows in bays to right; regular fenestration to floors above, with blind window centred at 2nd floor. Carved ashlar plaque centred between windows at principal floor, reading ?James Clerk Maxwell, Natural Philosopher, Born here 13 June 1831?. Flagged basement area, with coped rubble retaining walls; vertically boarded timber doors to cellars.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble gablehead stack with broached ashlar dressings, coped with circular cans. Coped skews.
INTERIOR: not seen 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.
RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.
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