Swanston Water House, Swanston Road, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Water house.

Swanston Water House, Swanston Road, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: solitary-terrace-stoat
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 14 December 1970
Type: Water house
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Dated 1761. Single storey, single bay rectangular water house built around water gauge; located to SE of Swanston Cottage, 108 Swanston Road. Diagonally droved sandstone ashlar with moulded ashlar eaves cornice and coped gables. Stone flagged roof.

E (GABLE END) ELEVATION: central entrance with boarded timber door; lintel inscribed 'EDINBURGH GEORGIUS LIND Praefaectus Anno MDCCLXI'.

OTHER ELEVATIONS: blind; adjoins late 19th century filter house to W.

INTERIOR: most of floor area occupied by stone gauging tank. Barrel-vaulted ceiling.

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