46 and 48 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh, Scotland
Listed Building Data
46 and 48 Candlemaker Row has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 366296 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 28417
- Canmore ID
- 117886
- Category
- B
- Name
- 46 and 48 Candlemaker Row
- Parish
- Edinburgh
- County
- Edinburgh, City Of
- Easting
- 325662
- Northing
- 673318
- Date Listed
- 14 December 1970
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Early 18th century. Reconstructed Ebenezer J McRae 1930 (and restored Simpson and Brown 1978). 2-storey and attic 3-bay tenement with shop at ground floor. Random rubble with ashlar dressings. Bays at (painted) ground floor divided by pilasters with continuous fascia and cornice above. 2-leaf timber panelled door to flats at No 48 to right. 2-leaf timber panelled door to shop (No 46) flanked by windows. 4 windows to 1st floor (blocked former window to centre). Later ashlar gablets to 3 attic windows. 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Stone skews. Corniced stacks with circular cans to ridge and wallhead stack to rear.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
B group comprises Nos 1-5 Forrest Road, 1-3 Greyfriars Place, 4-6 Greyfriars Place, 30-34 Candlemaker Row (Greyfriars Bobby's Bar, 36-42 Candlemaker Row (including Candlemaker Hall), 44 Candlemaker Row, 46-48 Candlemaker Row, 50-54 Candlemaker Row, 56 and 56A Candlemaker Row and 60-64 Candlemaker Row. Rear elevations of group form eastern boundary of Greyfriars churchyard, setting for an important group of mural monuments. Nos 46 and 48 were formerly the Harrow Inn, associated with Dr John Brown's 'Rab and his Friends.'
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Appears on Edgar's 1742 map of Edinburgh. RCAHMS INVENTORY EDINBURGH No 55 p110. Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p222.
