2-8 High Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Tenement. 11 related planning applications.

2-8 High Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID: dark-cornice-plum
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: City of Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 14 December 1970
Type: Tenement
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Circa 1800. 5-storey, 7x2 bay tenement on corner site with return to St Mary's Street. Sandstone ashlar to principal (N) elevation; dentiled eaves course. Bracketed raised cills to 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. Painted, round-arched openings to public house at ground floor, corbelled out at curving NE corner. Squared and snecked rubble to E elevation.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. 15-pane pattern at 5th bay. Scottish slate. Broad harled stacks with clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

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