3-11 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh

Circa 1813 with later alterations. 3-storey and attic over basement 5-bay classical end of terrace corner block with shops at ground floor. Painted, V-jointed rustication at ground floor with polished and painted dressings; stugged sandstone ashlar above. Band course between principal and 1st floors; cill course to 1st floor; block cills to 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course with raised central panel to NW elevation; band course to gable. Moulded margins to openings at ground floor, projecting cills beneath. Raised platt oversailing basement at NW front.

NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: steps from left down to 2-leaf part-glazed timber door to basement, under penultimate bay to left; boarded window to return at left; stone flight to outer bay at right, doorway converted to shop window. Large shop window at principal floor in remaining 4 bays to left; window at each floor in each bay above.

NE ELEVATION: bays grouped 2-2-3, with gable spanning 5 bays to right. Modern canopy over glazed porch spanning 2 bays to centre at ground floor; advanced modern shop front spanning 2 bays to outer left; centred modern glazed door with shop windows flanking in 3-bay section to outer right; window in each bay at 1st and 2nd floors; single window to 2 bays of gable; 2-light box dormer above cornice to left of gable.

SW AND SE ELEVATIONS: obscured by adjacent buildings.

Shop windows at ground floor; 12-pane timber sash and case windows above. Grey slate roof; coped skews to gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: converted as modern shops at ground floor; unseen elsewhere.