37, 38 South Bridge, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 April 1977. Row of tenements. 1 related planning application.

37, 38 South Bridge, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
twelfth-corbel-sedge
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
29 April 1977
Type
Row of tenements
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Possibly Robert Kay (see Notes), circa 1790. 3-storey and attic row of Classical tenements comprising 6 x 6-bay sections with shops to ground. Situated on steeply sloping site with further 3 basement storeys to Cowgate (N) and Niddry Street (E). Ashlar with coursed rubble to rear. Pedimented gables with lunettes to Infirmary Street and Cowgate. Band course, raised cills, cornice. Some round-arched openings to ground with 6-panel timber entrance doors and multi-pane glazed fanlights above.

Several shopfronts with timber fascias, fluted timber pilasters, decorative timber consoles and timber panelled stallrisers. Later dormers, box dormers, mansard and attic storeys. Raised architraves with consoled cornice to windows to N.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Coped gable, wallhead and ridge stacks. Grey slates.

Detailed Attributes

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