31, 32-35 And 36-39 (Inclusive Numbers) Market Street, Edinburgh

Circa 1890-1894, range of former warehouses and offices originally built for fruit and vegetable brokering and wholesaling. Unusual steel plate and concrete floor construction (see Statement of Special Interest).

31 MARKET STREET: single-storey and basement, 5-bay, flat-roofed cream sandstone ashlar former warehouse and office building, with 2 wide 3-centre-arched doorways (one now a window), 2 round-headed windows and a similar door, all with set-back margins, and separated by pilasters (door to far right used as entrance to 32 Market Street). The interior was converted as a themed visitor experience circa 2000.

32-35 AND 36-39 MARKET STREET: 2-storey and basement 14-bay flat-roofed cream sandstone ashlar building. Ground-floor openings have set-back margins, and are mostly round-headed. One 3-centre-arched cart entry and 2 shop fronts with wooden fascia. First floor windows raised margins and moulded, modillioned sills. Plain 2-bay extension to east carefully lined in.

Large 4-pane timber in sash and case windows to Market Street elevation; timber casement windows to north elevation with some 4-pane windows, some blocked. Moulded cornice, and tube and stanchion railings to roof edge.

The interiors (Nos 32-35 and 36-39 seen in 2015) were converted to various office, warehouse and night club use from the late 1970s. Some early 20th century glazed office partitioning at first floor is still in place. Cast iron riveted stanchion 'Pheonix' columns (circular in plan and in star pattern, some still exposed) at ground floor; M-shaped steel plate floors to support mass concrete flooring.