6 Randolph Place, Edinburgh

This is a substantial classical terraced tenement comprising 25 bays arranged across a corner site. Designed by James Gillespie Graham in 1822 and built in 1851, with alterations by David Bryce in 1854, the building demonstrates the refined architectural ambitions of Edinburgh's New Town development.

The composition consists of a 5-bay, 3-storey pavilion with attic and basement at the terminal end, connected to a 7-bay corner pavilion, which steps down to a 13-bay terrace. All principal elements are constructed in polished sandstone ashlar with channelled rustication at the principal floor. The building features a base course, band course at the 1st floor, cill course at the 2nd floor, and cornices at the 2nd floor of the terminal pavilion and corner pavilion, with blocking courses completing the upper storeys.

The south-west (principal) elevation presents the most formal face. The advanced terminal pavilion to the outer left displays Doric pilasters dividing bays at the 1st and 2nd floors, with panelled pilasters flanking bays at the 3rd floor. A panelled timber door with blind semicircular fanlight in a round-arched recess is centred at principal floor level, flanked by windows in round-arched recesses, with a blind window to the outer left. The floors above and basement show regular fenestration, with a blind window at the 3rd floor to the outer left. The 7-bay corner pavilion steps down to the right, with its 5-bay south-west elevation and 2-bay south return featuring panelled timber doors with 2-pane rectangular fanlights centred at principal floor. Windows in the remaining bays are set in round-arched recesses. Upper floors display architraved windows with cornices at the 1st floor and architraved windows at the 2nd floor, where cills are lowered. A flagged basement area fronts the elevation.

The south elevation comprises a 2-bay advanced return to the corner pavilion on the left, with a panelled timber common stair door and 2-pane rectangular fanlight, followed by a 13-bay terrace stepping down to the right. Four-panel timber doors with a variety of plate glass and 3-pane rectangular fanlights occupy bays 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th, and 13th from the left, with a common stair door at No 8. Windows fill the remaining bays at principal floor. The floors above and basement show regular fenestration, with architraves and panelled aprons to the 1st floor windows. A public house operates at the basement of No 7 (No 7B, Harry's Bar). This elevation also fronts a flagged basement area.

The terminal pavilion extends around the corner as a 4-storey elevation with basement forming 1 Randolph Crescent (see separate listing). The rear elevation was not seen during the 1998 survey.

Windows throughout comprise a variety of plate glass and multi-pane timber sash and case designs. Anthemion and palmette window guards feature in bays at the 1st floor of the south-west elevation and in 2 bays to the outer left of the south elevation. The roofs are grey slate with a variety of box dormers to the corner pavilion and south elevation, fitted with cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar ridge and gablehead stacks are coped with circular cans.

The interiors were not seen in 1998, though evidence of working panelled shutters was noted. Ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis finials front the principal elevations.

Associated mews buildings numbered 1 and 1A Randolph Lane are earlier 19th-century structures with later alterations. These rectangular-plan pair of 2-storey mews buildings occupy a corner site and are constructed in coursed and random rubble with polished ashlar dressings and long and short quoins. The principal east elevation comprises a 2-bay gable to the left with modern garage doors and a timber door at ground level, topped by irregular fenestration including 3 casement windows. To the right, 2 bays feature a 4-panel timber door with plate glass rectangular fanlight and a window at ground, with bipartite window fenestration above. The north elevation displays 3 bays with a vertically-boarded sliding timber garage door centred at ground, 2-leaf vertically-boarded timber garage doors to the left, and narrow lights and windows to the right. Windows are a variety of 12-pane timber sash and case and modern casement designs. The mews buildings feature grey slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods, a rendered and coped wallhead stack with circular can, and coped skews.