12 Coates Crescent and 2 Walker Street, Edinburgh

Robert Brown, circa 1812-23. 37-bay terrace 2-and 3-storey over basements with attics, comprising unified 3-bay classical townhouse facade; central and terminal pavilions with main-door and common stair flats behind. Basement area to street including some vaulted cellars and retaining walls. Sandstone ashlar, droved at basement, channelled at ground floor. Entrance platts oversailing basement. Band course to 1st and 2nd floors. Moulded cill course to 2nd floor and plain cornice to attic. Various dormer styles and later additions at attic. Intricate wrought-iron balconies on foliate brackets at 1st floor. S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATIONS, CENTRAL PAVILION: 3 storeys, 9 bays. Advanced 3 bays to centre. Round arched recessed panelled window surrounds to centre at ground floor. Architraved, corniced and bracketed windows to outer and central bays at 1st floor. Stepped parapet to centre with bas relief panel. Later additional 3-bay storey added to No. 18, slate hung. BLOCKS FLANKING CENTRAL PAVILION: round arched doorpieces with narrow sidelights and fanlights (some with radial glazing). Single later timber addition to attics spanning Nos. 14 and 15 with canted bays. TERMINAL PAVILIONS: E Pavilion: 5-bay 3-storey block with advanced end bays; stepped parapet. Central doorway and narrow sidelights to ground floor, entrance plat oversailing basement. Recessed and round arched window surrounds to end bays. Architraved corniced and bracketed openings at 1st floor, additional small scrolled brackets. Single bay return to W with blind balustrade between ground and 1st floors. Return to Walker Street similar to S elevation. W pavilion: Similar to that to E.

Predominantly 12- and 6- over 9-pane in timber sash and case windows with some later plate glass in timber sash and case. 4-panel timber doors. Double pitch M-section roof; grey slates Corniced ashlar stacks forming part parapet to wallhead; ashlar ridge stacks. Intricate wrought-iron balconies at 1st floor. Railings edging basement recess to street with spear headed finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods.