49 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 May 1966. Terraced house.

49 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
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Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 May 1966
Type
Terraced house
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century, with circa 1900 attic. 2-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced house. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at basement. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal floor and 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 1st floor. Windows in round-arched recesses at principal floor; architraved windows with cornices at 1st floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched doorpiece in bay to left at principal floor, with panelled timber door and radial semicircular fanlight. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor and to 1st floor and basement.

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (43-47 Northumberland Street).

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (51-61 Northumberland Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof; long 8-light box dormer. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered ridge stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.

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