132 Princes Street, Edinburgh

Late 18th century; No 131 perhaps James Nisbet; later additions; refurbished and unified, 1994. 3, 3-storey and attic, 3-bay former classical houses. Painted polished sandstone ashlar. 2 modern ground floor shopfronts built out over basement. 3 E bays with early 20th century first floor of timber with curvilinear glazing. Original 2nd floor punctuated by upper sections of giant Ionic pilasters; frieze, mutuled eaves cornice and blocking course. Pair of large pedimented tripartite dormers. 6 W bays formerly pair of droved ashlar houses with later architraves; consoled mutuled cornices at 1st floor to right, later 19th century canted timber window to left with 3 lights

to centre and Corinthian pilasters; bracketed cills to 2nd floors;

2 dissimilar pairs of later 19th century piend-roofed canted dormers, those to right with bracketed cornices.

Timber sash and case plate glass and 4-pane windows. Ashlar coped skews; rendered stacks; grey slates.

INTERIOR: single modern retail unit occupies 2 right houses and upper floors of left house.