242-244 Canongate (Chessel's Court North Block)

Category

Library Item

Item no

42041

Title

242-244 Canongate (Chessel's Court North Block) built 1964, architect Robert Hurd and Partners

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2016

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

4-storey and attic, 6-bay tenement with central wall-head gable. Squared and snecked rubble with ashalr dressings.

A prominently situated 20th century free version of an 18th century tenement whose rear elevation forms a major component of the north side of Chessel's Court. It is an important example of the work of Robert Hurd and Partners and a pivotal building in the regeneration work in the Canongate during the 1960s. Its symmetrical streetfacing elevation adds considerable height and massing to this section of the Canongate.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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