2017

NT2676 : The Vaults, Henderson Street, Leith

taken 6 years ago, near to Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Vaults, Henderson Street, Leith
The Vaults, Henderson Street, Leith
The building dates back to 1682, heightened 1785 and is Listed Category A, including the courtyard wall in front. The right hand end is now home to The Scotch Whisky Society.

There is a bench mark Link on the corner of the wall.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Former: Warehouse Period: Late 17th Century Late 18th Century Date: 1682 1785 Listed Building: Category A other tags: Office Conversion Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Henderson Street [13] · Building on the Right [10] Other Photos: · Bench mark, The Vaults, Henderson Street ·
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NT2676, 787 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 October, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2691 7625 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.4194N 3:10.3617W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2688 7626
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