Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

1-13 (INCLUSIVE NOS) JOHNSTON TERRACE AND VICTORIA TERRACELB29193

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
09/09/1982
Local Authority
Edinburgh
Planning Authority
Edinburgh
Burgh
Edinburgh
NGR
NT 25510 73494
Coordinates
325510, 673494

Description

Smith and Hardy, 1862, and George Roberts, 1866, with later alterations (see Notes). 3-storey (later Mansard) 21-bay terrace of tenements with shops to ground floor, flats above, curved to line of Johnston Terrace, and to Victoria Terrace to rear. Lightly droved ashlar (painted to ground); squared and snecked stugged sandstone to rear. Dividing bands between ground and 1st floors and between 1st and 2nd floors; eaves cornice and blocking course. Roll-moulded surrounds to windows. 9-bay block to left: 3 storeys to Johnston Terrace, 5 storeys to Victoria Terrace; 3 bays to outer left pedimented front and rear. 6-bay block to centre: 4 storeys and mansard-roofed attic to Johnston Terrace; 6 storeys to Victoria Terrace (sweeping curve, dividing band between 2nd and 3rd floors). 6-bay block to right: 3-storeys and mansard-roofed attic to Johnston Terrace; 5 storeys to Victoria Terrace. Regularly fenestrated. Timber panelled doors to flats with plate glass fanlights; 2-leaf timber panelled storm doors to shops.

4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Tall end and axial corniced ashlar stacks with circular cans.

Statement of Special Interest

Important townscape feature. The curved terrace leading to the Lawnmarket has a good original run of shops; the tall sweeping curve of the rear elevation forms an effective backdrop to Victoria Street and the Grassmarket. The Dean of Guild drawings show that the 1st 3 bays to left at Johnston Terrace, in their present form but without the pediment, were designed by Smith and Hardy as a warehouse for Archibald Little; the 18 bays to right were designed and built by George Roberts. Johnston Terrace formed the principal element of Thomas Hamilton's plan for the new Western Approach to the city. Hamilton was appointed architect to the Commissioners of the 1827 Improvement Act, and carried out the 2 major town planning initiatives for which they were responsible - the W approach - King's Bridge and Johnston Terrace, and the S approach - George IV Bridge, and the link to the Grassmarket - Victoria Street. Hamilton was replaced as architect to the Commissioners in 1834 by George Smith.

References

Bibliography

Dean of Guild 29th September 1862 and 20th December 1866. Appears on 1877 OS map. Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p 230.

About Listed Buildings

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