2017

NT2574 : 48 Queen Street, New town, Edinburgh

taken 6 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

48 Queen Street, New town, Edinburgh
48 Queen Street, New town, Edinburgh
Part of the early development, dating from c.1790. One of 4 houses particularly singled out for their quality, this one retains particularly fine interior features, and a distinctive entrance Link . Listed Category A.
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%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings City, Town centre Housing: Town Houses Building Material: Stone and Tile Ashlar Period: Late 18th Century 1790s Listed Building: Category A Style: Georgian other tags: Pivot Bench Mark Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street [768] · Edinburgh [584] · New Town [171] Other Photos: · Doorway to 48 Queen Street, Edinburgh ·
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2502 7410 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.2431N 3:12.1423W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2500 7412
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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