79 Hanover Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 March 1966. Commercial building.
79 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- fading-truss-gilt
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1966
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Mr Young, 1784-90. 3-storey and attic, with ground floor shops incorporating basement, 11-bay classical tenement. Droved cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. 5 central bays with slightly projecting pedimented entrance bay at centre; steps to doorway flanked by Roman Doric columns supporting segmental open pediment. Outer bays united as pair of bows. Ground floor built out as shops flanking entrance; pilastered and corniced with modern glazing and doors; large shallower shop to S with 2 commercial premises in basement; 2 to N with more elaborate decoration. Cill course at 1st floor (windows lowered through to 5 S bays). Eaves cornice. Mid 19th century piend-roofed dormers, canted at centre; single to outer bays; rooflights.
Coursed rubble gable end with windows at centre. Rubble rear elevation with pair of gables at centre flanked by 3 bays to each side; shops crudely built out at ground; mansard attic to S.
Timber sash and case windows; mostly 12-pane, plate glass to flats at 1st floor. Ashlar coped skews; rendered stacks; grey slates.
INTERIOR: not seen 1995.
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