Edinburgh, 209 High Street
Shop (Period Unknown), Tenement (18th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 209 High Street
Classification Shop (Period Unknown), Tenement (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lyon's Close; 1 - 6 Jackson's Close
Canmore ID 115223
Site Number NT27SE 1111
NGR NT 25864 73663
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115223
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Jackson's Close is listed on Edgar 1742. A sasine of 1755 mentions property once acquired from a George Dougal by John Jackson, and subsequently owned by his son and grandson, both called John. The absence of any Jackson name from the Valuation Roll 1635 suggests that this sequence of ownerships must have been before or after that date: it remains a matter for conjecture, but there is record of Dowgall burgesses (but no George) from 1539-84, and of three John Jacksons, burgesses: one in 1578; the other two, father and son, active in the 1590s and up to 1615. (from Stuart Harris, "Place Names of Edinburgh", 1996, page 355)
Publication Account (1951)
27. 209-213 High Street.
This rubble-built tenement, six storeys and an attic in height, faces the street and includes at street level a modern shop and the entry to Jackson's Close. The facade above, containing five good windows with back-set margins on each floor, a cavetto-moulded eaves course, and scrolled skew-puts at the wall-head, represents a remodelling of about 1700. More recently both of the chimney-stalks have been renewed in brick. The interior has been modernised.
Extending northwards from this tenement are two others in sequence, bounded on the W. by Lyon's Close and on the E. by Jackson's Close. The more southerly of these, comprising a cellarage and two upper floors, has slightly chamfered arrises at the voids, and may be as late as the 18th century. The interior, without any interest but for some panelling of late Georgian type, is now used as a store. The more northerly, five storeys in height, seems to date from the late 17th century, but has undergone alteration both in the century following and recently. Neither interior nor exterior calls for any remark.
RCAHMS 1951
