84, 86, 88, 90 Hanover Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 March 1966. Commercial building. 7 related planning applications.
84, 86, 88, 90 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- twisted-latch-wax
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1966
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1784-90; early 19th century shopfront; extension to rear in Rose Street by Covell Matthews Partnership, 1975. 3-storey on raised basement and attic former classical tenement on corner site with shops at ground. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; rubble to gable. Long and short quoins at corner.
HANOVER STREET ELEVATION: 5-bay. Pilastraded 6-bay shop at ground (formerly 2 shops - door to outer left blocked as window), above basement restaurant. 5 piend-roofed dormers (as adjoining block).
THISTLE STREET ELEVATION: irregular 3-bay gable with single bay wing containing pilastraded shop at ground; 3 further modern bays to left.
Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; reduced rubble stack to gable, rebuilt stone stack to S.
INTERIOR: not seen 1995. Upper floors united with modern block to N (see separate listing).
RAILINGS: plain cast-iron railings to steps and basement.
Detailed Attributes
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