17 Murray Cottages, Corstorphine, Edinburgh

H F Kerr 1910-11. 10 single storey, semi-detached Arts and Crafts cottages grouped around an oval green. Predominantly near rectangular or L-plan; symmetrical, with exception of 3&4 (at NE corner) and 17&18 (at NW corner). Harled brick; sandstone ashlar dressings. Base course; steps to entrance doorway; timber and timber and glass doors; overhanging bracketed timber eaves.

NOS 1&2 (S ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 2-bay. 2 canted oriel windows flanked by roll moulded doorways; corniced; keystones.

NOS 3&4 (S ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. Canted window and small single window in advanced gabled bay to left. Entrance doorway to No 3 at re-entrant angle. 2 bipartite windows in recessed bay to right. Entrance to No 4 at rear to N.

NOS 5&6 (W ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. 2 quadripartite windows at centre in advanced central bay; doors flanking to left and right; painted margins. Canted windows in recessed bays to outer left and right.

NOS 7&8 (W ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. Central covered porch flanked by two single windows; entrance within at re-entrant angle. Canted windows to flanking gabled bays.

NOS 9&10 (NW ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. 2 tripartite windows at centre; flanking to left and right, recessed entrance doorways; panel above door. Canted oriel windows at outer left and right.

NOS 11&12 (N ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 2-bay. 2 bipartite windows flanked by roll moulded doorways; corniced; keystones.

NO 12B (NE ENTRANCE ELEVATION): Entrance doorway to right of centre; bipartite window to outer right. 2 pairs of bipartite windows to left.

NOS 13&14 (E ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. Re-entrant angle entrances at centre; flanked by two single windows. Canted windows to flanking gabled bays.

NOS 15&16 (E ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 4-bay. 2 quadripartite windows at centre in advanced central bay; doors flanking to left and right; Canted windows in recessed bays to outer left and right

NOS 17&18 (ENTRANCE ELEVATION 17 to S, 18 to E): 4 bay. Central doorway to no 17; panel; canted oriel window to right. Tripartite window to left; single window to outer left. Canted oriel window to no 18.

NOS 19&20 (S ENTRANCE ELEVATION): 2-bay. 2 bipartite windows flanked by roll moulded doorways; corniced; keystones.

Casement windows, mostly 8-pane. Red tiled and grey slated roofs in a variety of forms; cat slide, piended, gambrel and bell-cast. Predominantly apex corniced stacks; moulded cans. Some original cast-iron rainwater goods remaining.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: coped sandstone rubble wall to N and W, with break for vehicular and pedestrian entrance; railings to E; fencing and hedging to S.