6, 6A Gayfield Square, Edinburgh

1790-1800, probably Alexander Laing. 3-bay, 2-storey, attic and basement symmetrical flatted villa on corner site. Droved ashlar (coursed rubble with dressed margins to basement and side and rear elevations). Dividing band between basement and ground floor; eaves cornice. Long and short quoins (raised and lightly broached to principal elevation, flush and droved to side and rear elevations). Regular fenestration.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: to centre, steps and platt oversailing basement recess leading to timber-panelled door with 3-light letterbox fanlight; architraved doorpiece. To right, canted dormer window to roof.

SE (GAYFIELD STREET) ELEVATION: blind windows to left bay (ground and 1st floor) and centre bay (ground floor). Smaller attic storey window to centre.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay elevation; canted bay to centre, with modern metal external stairway leading to door with elongated fanlight/window above, situated between ground and 1st floor.

GLAZING etc: predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; 4-pane glazing to centre of dormer, plate glass to flanking lights, all in timber sash and case windows. 3 rooflights to front, 4 to rear. Pitched roof; graded grey slates; stone skews and skewputts. Corniced, rendered gablehead stack to each gable; circular cans to both stacks.

RAILINGS: spear-head finialled, cast iron railings set in stone coping edging basement area to left of platt; plain railings to steps; ashlar copes surmounted by plain railings edging basement area to right of platt.