74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 South Bridge, Edinburgh

74 to 84 South Bridge in Edinburgh is an imposing, three-storey Classical former department store designed by John Lessels and John Paterson in 1873. The building features a striking advanced curved corner with flanking pilasters and is constructed of ashlar stone. Architectural details include cill courses, a string course, a deep concave cornice, and a blocking course. The windows have segmental and round arches with moulded architraves, some of which are keystoned. There are also windows with consoled cornices and cills, and balustraded aprons on the first storey windows. A notable feature is the tripartite corner window, which has stone columned mullions.

The first storey predominantly has nine- and twelve-pane timber sash and case windows over plate glass, while the upper storey features plate glass timber sash and case windows, with some boarded windows. The ground floor has plate glass windows. The roof is covered with grey slates and has a mansard design with rooflights.