1, 2 Hill Square, Edinburgh

Early 19th century. 4-storey and basement, 15- and 8-bay block of Classical tenements forming W and part of N side of Hill Square with 4 bays to Hill Place. Squared and coursed, droved sandstone, chamfered rusticated ashlar to ground, rubble to rear. Stepped entrance platts oversailing basement. Band courses above basement and ground, cill course to 4th storey, cornice. Raised cills. Round-arched openings to ground at Hill Place. 6-panel timber entrance doors with rectangular fanlights above with margined glazing pattern.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, some blind windows to Hill Place. Coped gable and ridge stacks. Grey slates.

INTERIOR: part seen (2007). Original floor plans to flats largely extant. Some simple cornicing. Alterations to ground floor at nos 3-10 to form offices. Linking corridor to Surgeon's Hall (see separate listing) from N elevation of Nos 6 and 7. 2nd storey of Nos 7 and 8 constitute museum rooms of Surgeon's Hall museum - one room with piers and coffered, coved ceiling (see Notes).

WALL AND RAILINGS: low coping at street elevation to E and S (Hill Square), surmounted with decorative iron railings with pineapple finials.