79-79A Princes Street, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 March 1996. Commercial building. 6 related planning applications.
79-79A Princes Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- leaning-rood-foxglove
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1996
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Late 18th century with mid 19th and 20th century additions and alterations. 4-storey and attic, 3-bay shop. Painted droved sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Modern granite faced shopfronts built out at ground and 1st floors (that at 1st floor earlier, with multi-pane glazing). Original 2nd floor with former eaves cornice. Later 3rd floor with pair of bipartite round-headed windows and central blind panel; bracketed cornice and diminutive coped parapet. Later mansard with pair of large multi-pane box dormers.
Timber sash and case plate glass windows to 2nd and 3rd floors; casements to 1st and 4th. Grey slates; stone stacks.
Detailed Attributes
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