44 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh, Scotland
Listed Building Data
44 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 395236 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 47848
- Canmore ID
- 117885
- Category
- B
- Name
- 44 Candlemaker Row
- Parish
- Edinburgh
- County
- Edinburgh, City Of
- Easting
- 325667
- Northing
- 673310
- Date Listed
- 29 March 2001
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Early 18th century, front reconstructed circa 1900. 2-storey and attic shop/restaurant. Front elevation painted; random rubble to rear. 2-leaf timber panelled door with small-pane glazed fanlight to centre; flanking windows have small-pane glazing above, plate glass below. Cornice with bolection moulding to ground floor. Wide canted window to 1st floor. Long dormer (circa 1900) to attic. Single storey to rear. Stone skews. Grey slates. Corniced rubble ridge stack with circular cans.
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. Although several of the elevations to Candlemaker Row (including No 44) show signs of considerable later rebuilding, the random rubble rear elevations, while not unaltered, have a fairly homogenous early 18th century vernacular appearance.
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. Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p222.
