Thistle Court, completed around 1767 by John Young offers the earliest surviving buildings of the New Town. He received a subsidy from the Town Council of £20 premium when buying the first plot of land in the New Town. Interesting that these quaint, rubble built, houses in Thistle Court defied the intended plan for New Town terraces with wide open space and parks. This was more to the keeping of the Old Town design than New Town. Today this piece of history hides away in a court off a lane without even a plaque and most people will know nothing of it's significance to the Edinburgh we know of today, or even it's very existence.

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Feued as Duke Street by the Magistrates in 1799, building began in 1801. It was continued northwards by Robert Reid and William Sibbald as Dublin Street in 1802 as part of their plan for the first extension of the New Town.

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Formerly named Duke Street. Duke Street was feued by the Magistrates in 1799, building began in 1801. It was continued northwards by Robert Reid and William Sibbald as Dublin Street in 1802 as part of their plan for the first extension of the New Town. Beautifully detailed Ionic columns with acanthus leaves. V-jointed rustication of the broached ashlar. Tripartite windows.

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Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century, with later shop front addition. An attractive building, slightly different to others in the street being without dormers and having architraved windows at 1st and 2nd floors; windows at 1st floor with cornices. Attractive shopfront with a dentilled cornice.

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Leading to mews buildings: 2-storey 2-bay former coach house.

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