Edinburgh Cafe, 70-71 Princes Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 December 1974. Cafe. 2 related planning applications.
Edinburgh Cafe, 70-71 Princes Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- eastward-rotunda-root
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1974
- Type
- Cafe
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Hippolyte J Blanc, 1886-8. 4-storey and attic single bay Early North European Renaissance former cafe with narrow gabled frontage. Red polished ashlar sandstone. Modern shopfront at ground. Giant semi-elliptical central arched recess contains canted window rising from 1st to 3rd floors. Flanking panels framed by narrow pilasters; to 2nd floor, oval sculpted heraldic panels and frieze. 6 window band at attic in gable, with crest above in round panel; lion finial.
3-storey 3-bay droved ashlar elevation to rear (Rose Street South Lane) with windows flanking pair of doors at ground and cornice, cill courses above; later harled upper storey.
Timber sash and case windows; plate glass, 6-pane upper sash. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews, pedimented ashlar stack.
INTERIOR: converted to modern retail use.
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