6 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 January 1992. Villa. 1 related planning application.

6 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
north-shingle-rush
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 January 1992
Type
Villa
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1965. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan villa. Squared and snecked rubble; polished ashlar W elevation. Base and blocking courses; cornice; roll-moulded window surrounds; stugged and rusticated quoins; pedimented ashlar dormers.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central entrance; architraved door surrounded with carved foreate and foliate band; carved consoles supporting cornice; panelled door; plate glass fanlight; single architraved and lugged window at 1st floor centre. Full-height slightly advanced bay flanking to right with tripartite windows and dividing cornice. Full-height canted window flanking to left with dividing cornice. 3 ashlar-faced pedimented dormer windows above eaves. Lower 2-storey wing with single windows at ground and 1st floors and matching details.

N ELEVATION: lower 2-storey service wing.

E ELEVATION: symmetrical fenestration to main house; single windows at ground and 1st floors of service wing.

Mixture of 4-pane and plate sash and case windows.

Grey slate piended roof; lead flashing; 4 skylights; corniced wallhead stack to S; rendered wallhead stack to N.

INTERIOR: leaded light vestibule door; encaustic tiles; ornate plaster cornice.

Low droved ashlar coped rataining wall to street; wrought-iron barleysugar gatepiers with decorative castings; high mutual boundary walls. Large early 20th century garage to rear.

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