24, 26, 28 Dundas Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, early 19th century, with later 19th century alteration. 4-storey and basement, 8-bay terraced tenement, 4th storey as wallhead attic. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floors; projecting cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; cornice at 2nd floor; string course and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: glazed timber door with radial rectangular fanlight in bay to right of centre at principal floor; panelled timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight in 3rd bay from right; 4-panel timber door, with glazed upper panels and radial semicircular fanlight (No 24, British Limbless Ex-Servicemens Association) in 3rd bay from left; advanced 3-bay late 19th century-early 20th century shop front (No 28, Miller's Graphic Centres) at right, comprising recessed glazed door with plate glass rectangular fanlight, flanked by multi-pane plate glass windows with glazed returns. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement, with cills lowered in 2 bays to left at 3rd floor.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (30-36 Dundas Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (22 and 22A Dundas Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, with decorative cast-iron balcony spanning 3 bays to right at 1st floor. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble ridge and gablehead stacks, with broached ashlar quoins; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997, but some evidence of working panelled shutters.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings with spear-headed balusters and urn finials.