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Edinburgh, 3 North St David Street

Office (19th Century) - (20th Century), Terraced House (18th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, 3 North St David Street

Classification Office (19th Century) - (20th Century), Terraced House (18th Century)

Canmore ID 115008

Site Number NT27SE 1080

NGR NT 25524 74201

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115008

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  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

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Publication Account (1951)

134. St. David Street.

This is one of the earliest parts of the New Town, and few of the original buildings remain. Among the survivals may be noted the tenement at the S. end, Numbers 5-11, at present occupied as an hotel with shops in the lower part [demolished c.1965].* With its rubble masonry and central gablet bearing a chimney, this building is one of a type formerly very common in the southern suburbs, and its presence here shows that the terrace-house did not become standard until after 1773-4, the date at which it was built. Number 21 situated at the S.W. corner of St. Andrew Square, has been considerably altered on the lower floors; but the upper part, first occupied by David Hume, the philosopher, who died there in 1776, is still intact above the modern extensions. At the N. end of the street there are two self-contained terrace houses Numbers 6 and 8, while Number 12 at the corner of the street contains flats above a maindoor house facing Queen Street. This tenement was built by John Brough in 1780. Numbers 3, 5, 7 and 9 on the opposite side are main door houses and flats. All these buildings, which stand N. of St. Andrew Square, have fronts of droved ashlar and correspond generally with those in Queen Street and George Street.

RCAHMS 1951, visited c.1941

*In the original arrangement also there may have been one or more shops on the street floor and flats on the upper storeys, each flat containing about six rooms.

Standing Building Recording (28 September 2017 - 22 June 2018)

A programme of archaeological work was commissioned by Harrison Developments Ltd at the site of Buchan House, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The work comprised a historic building record (Level 2). The building covered the area of five original town houses (21 and 22 St Andrew Square and 1, 3 and 5 North St David Street encompassing six floors (including the basements and attics). The initial phase of the HBR programme identified that very little of the original internal fabric of the building was visible. This was due to comprehensive modernisation of the building. Where these features were visible, they comprised mainly of decorated cornicing and window surround panelling. On Level 03 two sets of fluted pillars were also recorded. Additional features identified during the targeted soft strip included several brick-blocked fireplaces and brick-blocked opening plus further evidence of the decorated cornicing and original panelling.

Archive: NRHE

Funder: S Harrison Developments

Information from Don Wilson (Headland Archaeology Ltd) October 2019. OASIS ID: headland1-321792

(Source: DES Vol 20)

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