190, 192 Newhaven Road, Newhaven, Edinburgh

Early 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical house with single bay, 2-storey addition to right (circa 1820). Originally symmetrical, rectangular plan. Coursed rubble cream sandstone; raised polished margins; raised long and short quoins; continuous string course. Columned doorpiece to centre; stugged voussoirs to arch over coach house in bay to outer right.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central doorway with original decorative fanlight above. Surrounding 3/4 engaged Doric columned doorpiece with plain frieze and entablature. Single windows in all bays at first floor; tripartite windows flank doorway at ground. 2-leaf timber door to coach house in bay to outer right (extends through depth of house).

4-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roof to original house and addition; rendered apex stack to W; corniced stone wallhead stack to E.

INTERIOR: original fireplaces, doors, cornices and shutters throughout. Walls recently stripped back to plaster; stairs to rear being restored to the original. Harbour master?s office (now a dining room) and servants? quarters (now kitchen, shower-room and bedroom) to ground floor; drawing room and further bedrooms above. Office safe now cupboard in dining room.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped rubble wall to Newhaven Road. Polished ashlar piers flank driveway; projecting cornices; square caps. Wall to Dudley Crescent has clear delineations of brick and stone.