44 Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh

Circa 1815, moved and re-erected circa 1880. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical villa with classical details; yellow sandstone, ashlar front, side and rear coursed and squared rubble; ashlar margins, raised long and short quoins; architraved reveals; ground and 1st floor cill course; cornice and blocking course.

SE (FRONT) ELEVATION: slightly projecting central pedimented bay with urn finial, Roman Doric columned and architraved doorpiece accessed by 2 shallow steps, panelled door with plate glass rectangular fanlight; single window above; single windows in outer bays; ground floor windows corniced with carved friezes.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: full-height bowed bay to right, 3 windows per floor, conical roof; centre bay long rectangular round-headed stair window at 1st floor, single window below; outer left bay single window at 1st floor, square 1-storey outbuilding at ground floor level.

SW ELEVATION: 1 central window under chimney; single storey garage extension.

NE ELEVATION: single storey garage extension to outer rightl side entrance door at centre with 2 windows to right.

Timber sash and case windows, plate glass glazing; piended and platformed roof, Scottish slate; velux window at front; dormer with bipartite window to rear; corniced wallhead stacks scrolled at base and linked to roof, NE stack by dormer; octagonal cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1992.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: high rubble wall to front, rear and sides, square gatepiers at front, inset with rectangular and round moulding pattern with stepped pyramidal coping and ball finial.