14 Belgrave Place, Edinburgh

Alex W McNaughton, 1880. Terrace comprising 3-storey and basement, 2-bay townhouses in classical style, with prominent 3-light full height canted bays to right (N) on plan. Sandstone ashlar, droved at basement. Entrance platts oversailing basement. Banded base course; band courses at 1st and 2nd floors. Moulded cill course at ground floor, moulded cornices at 1st and 2nd floors to canted bays. Corniced eaves course. Corniced doorpieces with large foliate console brackets; rectangular fanlights and narrow sidelights; predominantly timber 2-leaf, 6 panel doors. Moulded architraved 1st floor windows; bracketed cills at 2nd floor windows.

N (END) ELEVATION: roughly 3 bays, with full height 3-light canted bay to left (E). Coursed random rubble; sandstone ashlar to canted bay, with some ashlar cills lintels and rybats. Banded base course; band courses at 1st and 2nd floors. Corniced eaves course. Single window to left (E) at ground and 2nd floors with ashlar surrounds. Moulded architraved surrounds to canted bays.

S ELEVATION: roughly 3 bays. Coursed random rubble with sandstone ashlar quoins to left (W). single window to centre at 1st floor with sandstone ashlar cill and surround, scrolled to top.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: coursed squared rubble with some droved ashlar quoins, rybats, cills and lintels. Roughly regular fenestration with some paired windows at 1st and 2nd floors.

INTERIOR: classical interior scheme characterised by well detailed cornicing and some wall panels. Large entrance halls; with some Corinthian pilasters. Large 1st floor drawing rooms to front contain elaborate cornicing and some large marble fireplaces. Cornicing continues throughout, less elaborate to upper floors. Some working shutters. Later subdivision throughout terrace (2009).

Plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Mansard roof; grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge and wallhead stacks with octagonal clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Cast-iron railings edging basement area to street.