30-32 Frederick Street, Edinburgh

1786-92; extended by Victor D Horsburgh or Francis W Deas, 1900. 3-bay 4-storey and attic offices and shop. Original building of droved cream ashlar sandstone, extended in polished ashlar; built out at ground (modernised 1994) and 1st floor - corniced timber glass display window with geometric bow at centre and blind balustrading below cornice. Pilastered arched doorpiece with diamond-pane fanlight to left at ground, giving access to upper floors. 3rd storey cill course at former eaves level; bracketed cornice to outer bays with shaped parapets and segmental-headed dormers in mansard; central ashlar attic bay with paired windows with ogee apron panels and Dutch gable supported on pilasters.

Timber sash and case windows; 4-pane to upper floors; 12-pane to attic. Ashlar coped skews; stacks reduced/removed to S, stone to N; grey slates.

INTERIOR: pilastered inner door with 3-pane fanlight at No 30; straight flight of stairs to 1st floor leads to curving cantilevered former common stair giving access to original flat at each floor.