1 Forth Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 June 1966. Tenement. 2 related planning applications.
1 Forth Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- fallen-facade-wax
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 June 1966
- Type
- Tenement
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
10 bay, grouped 4-1-5, 3 storey with basement and attic, terraced corner tenement with shopfronts at ground. Sandstone ashlar. Bow bay to W elevation, fascia band, projecting cills at 1st and 2nd floor, band course between 1st and 2nd floors, eaves band, ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.
W (BROUGHTON STREET) ELEVATION: 6 bays at ground, door with fanlight and flanking plate glass shop windows to bowed bay to right; stone mullioned tripartites to each floor above. Pilastered and corniced doorpiece to right and right of centre with flanking plate glass shop windows; regular fenestration above with 2 piended dormers.
N (FORTH STREET) ELEVATION: 7 bays at ground, entrance with fanlight in 2nd bay, blocked entrance and fanlight in 5th bay, shop windows to remaining bays. Rustication in bay to right with window in round-arched recess. Regular fenestration above. 2, 3-light bowed dormer (canted lights).
Timber sash and case with 12-pane glazing, grey slates, cast iron railings.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.
Detailed Attributes
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