20 York Place, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 September 1966. House. 3 related planning applications.
20 York Place, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- late-pediment-soot
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 September 1966
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 4-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; reeded frieze between 1st and 2nd floors; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows at 1st and 2nd floors. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced fluted Doric tripartite doorpiece in bay to left of centre at principal floor, flanking tripartite doorway with 6-panel timber door, radial semicircular fanlight, 4-pane sidelights and aprons, surmounted by lintel; windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.
W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (18 York Place).
E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (22 York Place).
N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rendered ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.
RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.
Detailed Attributes
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