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.

Detailed Attributes

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