215 High Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Tenement. 1 related planning application.
215 High Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-wattle-laurel
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1970
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
18th century, incorporating earlier fabric. 5-storey and attic 5-bay tenement with early 19th century pilastraded shop to ground floor; wing to north bounded by Lyons Close to E and Old Stamp House Close to W (see Notes). Ashlar-faced, rubble to rear. 2 2-window slate-hung dormers to attic. Openings to ground floor flanked by Doric pilasters. Pend to Lyons Close to outer right. Narrow opening with steep stairs to flats to outer left. Plaques commemorating Dr Elsie Inglis (1864-1917). 3-bay 6-storey and attic wing to rear with tripartite windows to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th storeys to N; further single storey low rubble wing to N facing courtyard.
12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows (modern glazing to ground floor). Scrolled skewputts. Grey slates. End stacks with circular cans.
Detailed Attributes
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