2 Union Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 June 1966. Commercial, tenement.
2 Union Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- kindled-quoin-flax
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 June 1966
- Type
- Commercial, tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Robert Burn, planned 1800. 10-bay by 5-bay with bowed 3-bay corner, 3-storey and attic, terraced corner tenement with shops to ground. Sandstone ashlar. Cill band at 1st floor, projecting cills at 2nd, eaves band and blocking course.
SE (UNION PLACE) ELEVATION: modern shop at ground. Regular fenestration above except 4th, 7th and 9th bays from left blinded for symmetry. Above piended dormers, 2 tripartite, to left, common stair door in 7th bay from left with tall 9-pane fanlight.
SW (CORNER BAY) ELEVATION: chamfered at ground with door to modern shopfront; corner round tower in recessed angle above, 3 regular windows to each floor.
NE (UNION STREET) ELEVATION: modern shop at ground. Regular fenestration above, 1st and 4th bays from left blocked. 3 box dormers above.
Timber sash and case, 12-pane glazing, roof lights, grey slates, ridge stacks and terracotta cans. Piended dormers at SE elevation with box dormers at NE.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.
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