9, 11, 13 Nelson Street, Edinburgh

Robert Reid and William Sibbald, 1812. 4-storey and basement, 7-bay terraced tenement. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Band course at principal and 1st floors; continual cill course to 4 bays at left at 1st floor; projecting cills to 2nd floor windows; continual cornice at 2nd floor; cornice and blocking course at 3rd floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 9-panel timber common stair door , with plate glass rectangular fanlight, centred at principal floor, flanked by pair of round-arched doorpieces; glazed door, not used, to left, with blind semicircular fanlight, glazed door to right, with plate glass semicircular fanlight and bracketed canopy. Windows in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floor above, with cills lowered in 3 bays to right at 1st floor, blind windows in penultimate bays from left and right at 3rd floor. Flagged basement area.

N ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (15, 17 and 17A Nelson Street).

S ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (5 and 7 Nelson Street).

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Balcony spanning 3 bays to right at 1st floor; window guards in 3 bays to right at 2nd floor, and to all 3rd floor windows, except at penultimate bay from left. Grey slate M-roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ridge stacks, rendered gablehead stack; coped, with circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1997.

RAILINGS: ashlar copes surmounted by iron railings with spear-headed balusters and pineapple finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globe.