10 Ann Street, Edinburgh

Probably James Milne, 1826-29, with some later additions to attic. Extensive stepped terrace of paired 2-storey, 3-bay and basement classical townhouses stepping back on rising ground to SE; prominent gardens fronting the street. Sandstone ashlar, coursed squared rubble with ashlar rybats at basement; rubble with brick toothed corner to NW gable. Entrance platts oversailing basement area recess to garden. Banded base course and narrow banded cill course at ground floor; deep banded cill course at 1st floor incorporating fluted aprons to 1st floor windows; corniced eaves course. Moulded architraved, bracketed and corniced doorways; rectangular fanlights with geometric glazing pattern; later stone pediment to doorway of No 12, dated 1886 and initialled 'EM'. 2-bay blind return to No 6, 10 and 14. Some later rectangular tile hung dormers. Large later tile hung mansard roof with three pedimented dormer windows to No.12.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: coursed rubble with tooled ashlar rybats, lintels and cills. Roughly regular fenestration.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Predominantly double-pitched roof with some piended gables; grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge stacks with some clay cans. Cast-iron rain-water goods. Low broached ashlar wall with droved copes and gate rybats edging gardens to street, topped with cast-iron railings incorporating decorative cast-iron lamp standards with large bowl shades.

INTERIOR: (selection of interiors seen 2010) decorative classical scheme, characterised by intricate plasterwork, large drawing rooms and stone stairs with well-detailed balustrades, topped by large cupolas. Some later conversion to flats.