30 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 September 1964. Tenement. 2 related planning applications.

30 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
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Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
30 September 1964
Type
Tenement
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century. 3-storey and basement, 6-bay terraced tenement. Polished ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors, 1st and 2nd floors; cill course at 1st floor; cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor, with smaller square windows. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pair of 9-panel timber doors in central bays, with rectangular fanlights, radial at No 28, plate glass at No 30. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor and to floors above, and basement.

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (14-26 Northumberland Street).

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (19 and 21 Dundas Street).

12-pane and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble gablehead stack with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railing with balusters and finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamps with glass globes.

Detailed Attributes

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