Designing Buildings: These late-19thcentury, red-and buff- sandstone tenements in Edinburgh, inspired by Patrick Geddes, are notable for having access from the back instead of through doors between shops. The block is in the Coltbridge and Wester Coates Conservation Area: des

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These late-19thcentury, red-and buff- sandstone tenements in Edinburgh, inspired by Patrick Geddes, are notable for having access from the back instead of through doors between shops. The block is in the Coltbridge and Wester Coates Conservation Area: despite that, the window alterations are dreadful. Source: The maintenance challenge of urban housing in Scotland, in the Institute of Historic Building Conservations (IHBCs) Context 181, published in September 2024, written by Jocelyn Cunliffe, an advanced accredited conservation architect. She represented the RIAS on the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance, chairs the RIAS Conservation Committee and is a trustee of Under One Roof. https://ihbconline.co.uk/cont_arch/?p=1481 Not for re-use

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Designing Buildings: These late-19thcentury, red-and buff- sandstone tenements in Edinburgh, inspired by Patrick Geddes, are notable for having access from the back instead of through doors between shops. The block is in the Coltbridge and Wester Coates Conservation Area: des