15-19A York Place, Edinburgh

Late 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 9-bay classical terrace. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, and between principal and 1st floors; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Projecting cills at 2nd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: architraved and corniced doorpiece with 9-panel timber common stair door with shallow 3-pane rectangular fanlight set in blind square fanlight centred at principal floor, flanked by windows, flanked in turn by 9-panel timber doors with plate glass rectangular fanlights. Regular fenestration to remaining bays at principal floor, and to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (9-13A York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining building, see separate listing (21 York Place).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

Variety of plate glass, 4-pane and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. 3 slate-hung rectangular dormers, with slate-hung tripartite rectangular dormer to right. Modern skylights. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Pair of rendered and lined stacks with rusticated and broached ashlar dressings breaking pitch, random rubble ridge stack with broached ashlar dressings; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

RAILINGS AND LAMPS: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Pairs of railing-mounted cast-iron lamps with glass globes, flanking steps to Nos 15 and 19.