Willow Bank, 243 Newhaven Road, Newhaven, Edinburgh

Circa 1820. 2-storey, 4-bay pair of subdivided cottages set on slope. Symmetrical, rectangular-plan. Coursed rubble sandstone; droved long and short rubble quoins; continuous cornice; polished and painted surrounds to windows at S; projecting cills; architraved doorpieces. Polished and droved surrounds to N. Later conservatory added to S at ground; rear basement now a separate flat.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: architraved doorpieces to central bays with decorative friezes and projecting cornices. Single window to ground in bay to outer left; single door formed from window in bay to outer right; regularly fenestrated to 1st floor.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-storey, 4-bay symmetrical arrangement. Single openings in all bays to basement. Tripartite windows to ground floor in bays to outer left and right. Single windows to both floors in remaining bays.

2-pane timber sash and case windows. Replacement grey pantiled roof with stone skews; Velux rooflights. Coped rubble apex stacks to E and W; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped rubble wall to Newhaven Road. Polished and painted pilastered pedestrian gateway to S; projecting cornice; replacement iron gate; garage with roller shutter door to left. Polished sandstone gatepiers to N; curved pyramidal caps; replacement metal gates.

Random rubble wall to W marks original entry to Willow Bank House (demolished). Stone coping; pyramidal caps; timber gate.