James Clark School, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 December 1974. School. 3 related planning applications.

James Clark School, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: sharp-gargoyle-kestrel
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 12 December 1974
Type: School
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

John Alexander Carfrae, 1913-19 extended HD Robertson

Free Franco-Scottish early renaissance, finely

composed, detailed and sited. Approximately L-plan,

2-storey with basements at eastern angle. Random rubble

battered substructure to Holyrood Park, chamfered pilastrade

treatment of ground floor windows, 8 elaborate dormerheads

to 1st floor windows; gable terminates north end of

machicolated bows richly detailed dormers and pyramid roof

broached to conical, bay window south face; south frontage

has set-back verandah upper floor and rich Francois Ier

doorpiece. Arched gateway with niche to St Leonard's Lane.

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