4 Castle Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 February 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.

4 Castle Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
odd-storey-hyssop
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 February 1985
Type
House
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1793 with later alterations including shopfront at ground (altered 1983). Surviving 3-storey basement and attic 4-bay half of former symmetrical classical block, slightly set back from corner building to S, with splayed link. Polished cream sandstone ashlar; built out at ground over area with mid 19th century cornice and brattishing. 3 left bays of upper floors united as single bow. Fluted band course above 1st floor with large rosette medallions marking piers. Triglyph frieze and cornice at eaves. Bipartite piended dormer to left. Chamfered arrises.

Timber sash and case windows, 15-pane to 1st floor, 12-pane to 2nd. Mutual dressed stone stack to S; grey slates.

INTERIOR: radically altered with upper floors accessed from adjacent buildings.

Detailed Attributes

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