52 High Street, Montrose

52 High Street in Montrose is an early 19th century, three-storey and attic, three-bay tenement built in a shallow L-plan as part of an irregular terrace, featuring a shop at ground level. The front is made of sandstone ashlar, while the rear is constructed from squared and snecked rubble stone. Notable architectural details include a cill cornice on the first floor, an eaves cornice, and a blocking course with a panelled tablet.

On the east elevation, there is a pend to the right at ground level, with a pilaster to the right that has a console and die, and a cornice above the pend. The left side features a modern shopfront, while the first and second floors are symmetrical, highlighted by two prominent bow-fronted dormers that are slate-hung.

The south elevation adjoins 54 High Street, while the north elevation is next to 48 High Street on the left and has a four-storey wing on the right. This elevation includes an Ionic fluted pilastered doorpiece to the left, a deep entablature adorned with two palmettes in the frieze, a panelled door, and a rectangular fanlight with decorative glazing. There are also windows on the first and second floors above, along with a small additional door to the right.

The west elevation features a two-bay gable end of the four-storey section on the right, with the pend of the front block to the left. There are doors on both the left and right sides within the pend, as well as windows on the first and second floors and a dormer above.

The building has 12-pane and various replacement timber sash and case windows, with plate glass lower sashes on the east elevation at the first floor. The roof is covered in grey slate and has a gablehead stack on the west side.

The boundary walls at the rear are made of rubblestone.