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. 5 related planning applications.
James Clark School, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- sharp-gargoyle-kestrel
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1974
- Type
- School
- Address
- James Clark School, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9SP
- OS grid reference
- NT 265 729
- Coordinates
- 55.94405, -3.1779
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The James Clark School, located on St Leonard's Lane in Edinburgh, was extended by John Alexander Carfrae between 1913 and 1919, with work completed in 1923. This building showcases a Free Franco-Scottish early renaissance style, characterized by its finely composed details and thoughtful siting. It has an approximately L-shaped plan and consists of two storeys with basements at the eastern angle. The substructure is made of random rubble and features a battered design that connects to Holyrood Park. The ground floor windows are treated with a chamfered pilastrade, while the first floor boasts eight elaborate dormer heads. The gable at the north end includes richly detailed machicolated bows and dormers, topped with a pyramid roof that transitions to a conical shape. The south face features a bay window and a set-back verandah on the upper floor, along with an ornate Francois Ier doorpiece. Additionally, there is an arched gateway with a niche facing St Leonard's Lane.
Local climate
James Clark School, St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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