174-180 High Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Tenement. 5 related planning applications.

174-180 High Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: solemn-granite-twilight
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 14 December 1970
Type: Tenement
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1825 incorporating earlier fabric (see Notes). Substantial 5-storey, 12-bay tenement with Classical detailing. Later shopfronts to ground. Coursed ashlar (painted at 1st floor). Raised cills. Moulded string course between 1st and 2nd floors; panelled cill aprons to 2nd floor; cill course at 3rd floor; belt course at eaves. Blind openings to 8th bay at 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. Wide segmental-arched pend to centre left leading to Old Assembly Close. Round-arched doorway with bracketed cornice to centre right.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Scottish slate. Particularly broad, end and ridge stacks. Clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

Find Similar Buildings

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.