14 Belford Mews, Edinburgh

Late 19th century. Single storey and attic, roughly 5-bay mews house, with tall gabletted dormers to mansard roof; part of a short row of similar mews buildings. Set on ground falling steeply to Water of Leith at rear (NE). Squared snecked red sandstone bull faced rubble; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Asymmetrical arrangement of ground floor openings; offcentre doorways with small glazed fanlights; large boarded and glazed coach-house door; some glazed openings with long and short rybats. Part glazed and boarded former hayloft door to left (N) at 1st floor. Retention of some original stabling features to interior.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: roughly 5-bays. Coursed random rubble with some ashlar dressings; some later enlarged openings. Irregular fenestration.

Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case windows, some 8- and 4-pane in timber sash and case windows. Mansard roof with deep ashlar skews and decorative clay ridge; grey slates. Corniced gable and ridge stacks; modern clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: converted to residential dwelling (2008). Some original stall partitions and troughs reused in later interior scheme; some cast iron fireplaces with decorative mantels and original oat chute also retained.