25 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh

William Playfair, designed 1825, built 1826-1833. Part of long terrace of 34 classical 3-bay townhouses; originally 2-storey, attic and basement elevations (many have additional later 3rd storeys) punctuated by 2 18-bay, 3-storey pavilions with 3-bay advanced sections to each end (Nos 11-16 and 23-28) and with 12-bay, 3-storey section to the western end (Nos 1-4); terrace stepped down at intervals to follow slope of road. Droved ashlar to basement; polished ashlar to upper floors; predominantly coursed squared rubble with dressed margins to rear elevation. To principal elevation: base course; dividing band between basement and ground floor; dividing band and cornice between ground and 1st floors; to 1st floor, continuous cast-iron trellis balcony with Greek key border; 2nd floor cill course; eaves cornice; blocking course. Painted doorpiece of fluted attached Greek Doric columns. Regular fenestration to principal elevation; architraved windows to ground and 1st floors; panelled aprons to ground floor windows; predominantly regular fenestration to rear elevation.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-storey and basement elevation. To basement, to centre, flush timber door with 3-light fanlight; window to left bay; to right, area under platt blocked in by wall with 2 windows. To ground floor, to right bay, steps and platt (both with out-of character surfacing) overarching basement recess leading to 2-leaf timber panelled door with letterbox fanlight.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-bay elevation; extension to ground floor to right. Eaves course.

GLAZING etc: predominantly 12-pane glazing; plate-glass to ground and 1st floors front elevation; glazing predominantly in timber sash and case windows. M-roof with central valley; graded grey slate; stone skews and skewputts. To E and W, corniced mutual ridge stacks, preceded to front by individual octagonal flues; predominantly circular cans.

RAILINGS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: to front, edging basement recess and platt, stone coping surmounted by cast-iron railings with dog bars, spear-head finials and distinctive circled border. To rear, forming boundary of garden, random rubble walls with predominantly flat coping.

INTERIOR: subdivided into flats. To ground floor: to lobby, divided into two sections; to 1st, larger section, geometric tiled floor, good plasterwork, altered corniced timber screen; to 2nd, smaller section, simple cornicing, screen of fluted Doric columns and pilasters; to former dining room, good plasterwork, classical chimneypiece, pilastered doorpieces; to rear room (W), simple cornice, opening to front room set in basket-arched recess. Stone cantilevered stairs with ornate cast-iron balusters; cast-iron tray rest to 1st floor; rectangular cupola in compartmented ceiling; good plasterwork to ceiling and landings; round-headed niche to stair hall to ground floor.