1 Queen Street, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 April 1965. Corner block.
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- waning-span-rook
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1965
- Type
- Corner block
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Reiach, Hall & Partners, 1969 replica. 4-storey attic and basement classical corner block. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; long and short quoins at corner. Corniced architraved doorpieces to North St David Street (plate glass fanlight) and No 3 (3-pane fanlight); steps and platts oversailing basement area.
E (NORTH ST DAVID STREET) ELEVATION: 3 bays, with door at centre, displaced to left; attic window in gablehead above centre bay; gable abutts projecting modern block to S.
N (QUEEN STREET) ELEVATION: cornice and blocking course. No 2 with
5 symmetrical bays; pilastered doorpiece at centre with plate glass fanlight; set back link with downpipes. No 3 with 5 bays, door at centre; 3 right bays displaced to right.
Timber sash and case 12-pane windows. Grey slates; ashlar-coped skews; coped ashlar stacks.
INTERIOR: modern open plan offices.
RAILINGS AND LAMPS: cast-iron spearhead railings; wrought-iron lamps to North St David St and No 3.
Detailed Attributes
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