North Gray's Close, 125 High Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 April 1989. Commercial building.
North Gray's Close, 125 High Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- old-vault-evening
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1989
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Late 16th century, with later additions and alterations. Long row of ruinous buildings; stepped to steep slope. Rectangular plan; roofless and reduced in height; random rubble with ashlar margins; roll-moulded blocked double doorway dated 1581; also late 17th/early 18th century openings with ashlar margins and stone lintels.
E (NORTH GRAY'S CLOSE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical. 2-storey 2-bay section; roll-moulded doorways; stepped string course above. Single storey 3-bay section; 2 ashlar-margined open doorways; relieving arches; small blocked window to left. Northmost 2-storey 5-bay section; 2 blocked arched doorways (voussoirs); then small low open window and rubble-blocked doorway; 4 blocked windows above.
INTERIOR: evidence of room divisions; hearths and doorways; some remaining timber beams and lintels; remnants of a turnpike stair at S.
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