Spylaw House, 25 Spylaw Street, Colinton, Edinburgh

1773 house with circa 1650 former mill to E. 2-storey, basement and attic, approximately L-plan piend-roofed house with former snuff mill to rear. Slightly advanced 3-bay pedimented centrepiece with horse-shoe perron to W; recessed bay to outer left. 17th century former mill advanced from left side of E elevation. Coursed sandstone rubble to 1773 house; random rubble to 1650 wing; droved and polished ashlar dressings. Bandcourse above basement and eaves course to 1773 house; long and short quoins, raised quoins to centrepiece; raised window margins.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-bay advanced centrepiece, regularly fenestrated; central timber panelled front door with fanlight in corniced, consoled architrave with central Adam-style festoon and rosette panel to freize; horse shoe perron to door with alternating plain and barley-twist railings; timber panelled door beneath steps with splayed side walls. Small arched window to pediment with hoodmould and blind panel below. Painted, corniced architraves to windows flanking door. Decorative wrought-iron balcony to first floor at central and right windows. Recessed windowless bays flanking centrepiece; windows to left return, window at ground with keyblocked relieving arch. Possibly later recessed bay to outer left; windows at all floors.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: stepped composition. Single bay to centre, with non-traditional door in key-blocked arch at ground; windows to left return. Advanced bay (possibly later ? see above) to outer right with single window at ground to centre; irregular fenestration to left return. 2-bay 1650 wing recessed to outer left; regularly fenestrated with non-traditional glazed door with sidelight at ground to centre.

E (WATER OF LEITH) ELEVATION: of 1650 wing. Gable with gable-head stack; regularly fenestrated at top 2 floors; single window, off-centre at ground.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: Stepped composition. 1773 house advanced to left; regular fenestration in 3 bays; blind windows to right return. Recessed single bay at oblique angle to centre; modern 2-leaf glazed door approached by flight of steps at ground; tall staircase window above. 1650 wing 2 bays to left with regular fenestration at top 2 floors and single, later, slate-hung dormer to outer right.

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Irregularly placed corniced and coped stacks with yellow clay cans. Graded grey slates.

INTERIOR: converted into 8 flats with very few original interior features remaining.