3-5 Portland Place, Leith, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 1994. Tenement.
3-5 Portland Place, Leith, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- tired-thatch-coral
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1994
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1821. 4-storey on raised basement 8-bay classical tenement; basement built-out to form raised terrace. Cleaned cream sandstone droved ashlar with polished dressings. Base course; rusticated ground floor with band course above; cill course to 3rd floor; cornice. Regular fenestration. Flat-panelled doors.
Basement with door to left bay; 7 right bays advanced with 5 2-bay shops, each with window and 2-leaf panelled door; ashlar coping supporting spearhead railings; straight flight of steps at left to principal floor terrace. principal floor, 4th bay from left with tenement door with 3-pane rectangular fanlight and blind windows above; main doors to 2nd (3-pane fanlight) and 6th (sunburst fanlight) bays.
Harled gable end to S, formerly adjoining next building.
Rubble rear elevation.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; coped ashlar stacks; ashlar coped skews.
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