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Edinburgh, 91, 92, 93 Princes Street
Commercial Premises (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, 91, 92, 93 Princes Street
Classification Commercial Premises (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) 91, Mackay's Hotel; R & T Gibson's; Littlewoods; Balmoral Hotel
Canmore ID 116418
Site Number NT27SE 1218
NGR NT 25235 73869
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116418
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Standing Building Recording (December 2010 - February 2011)
NT 2523 7386 A Level 1 standing building survey was carried out December 2010–February 2011 on the E and W-facing gables of 90 and 94 Princes Street, which were exposed during the demolition of the former Marks and Spencer store at 91–93 Princes Street. The W-facing gable of 90 Princes Street provided evidence of three major architectural phases.
Phase 1 Probably late 18th-century main build, created for a traditional town house or tenement building, with a Mansard-shaped roofline for a four-storey building.
Phase 2 Probably early 19th century, there was evidence for an abutting building with a pitched roof surviving as a roof raggle.
Phase 3 Mid- to late 19th-century major rebuild of the W-facing gable, representing the addition of a new roof with dormer windows.
Two chimney breasts, each with a blocked fireplace were the only notable features recorded on the E-facing elevation (gable of 94 Princes Street).
Archive: City of Edinburgh Council SMR and RCAHMS
Funder: Commissioned by 3DReid on behalf of Primark Stores Ltd
CFA Archaeology Ltd 2011
