1-3 Leven Street, Edinburgh

Earlier 19th century, with later additions. 4-storey, 3-bay to Leven Street, 5-bay to Gilmore Place, including 3-bay bow, classical corner tenement. Coursed sandstone rubble with stugged grey sandstone ashlar dressings to Leven Street; stugged grey sandstone ashlar to Gilmore Place; painted, advanced, single storey at ground to both streets. Base course; cornice to ground floor (excluding bay to outer left, Leven Street); cills to 1st and 2nd floor windows; cornice above 2nd floor to Gilmore Place elevation; cill course to 3rd floor of Leven Street elevation; cornice; windows at ground architraved; long and short surrounds to upper floor windows of Leven Street elevation.

E (LEVEN STREET) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Single windows to 3 bays to right at ground; recessed door to outer left; regular fenestration to upper floors; blind windows to outer right of 1st and 2nd floors.

N (GILMORE PLACE) ELEVATION: flat-roofed single-storey addition at ground; 3-bay canted section to corner at left; panelled 2-leaf timber entrance door; round-arched fanlight; pilasters supporting moulded keystoned arch; framing fluted pilasters and recessed panel above; narrow single narrow windows flanking; single windows with projecting cills to 3 bays to right; plain single window in return to right; regular fenestration to upper floors; blind window to centre of 3rd floor of bow; block pediment above.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, with some 2- and 3-pane replacements. Grey slate piended roof, conical to bowed section; coped rendered stacks with corniced cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.