53-55 York Place, Edinburgh

53-55 York Place is a later 18th century, three-storey terraced classical house with an attic and basement. It features broached ashlar sandstone with V-jointed rustication at the principal floor. There is a band course between the basement and the principal floor, as well as between the first and second floors. The second floor has a cornice and blocking course, along with projecting cills.

On the north (principal) elevation, there is a round-arched doorway with a recessed panelled timber door and a plate glass semicircular fanlight, centrally located at the principal floor. To the outer left at the principal floor, there is a nine-panel timber door with an infilled former rectangular fanlight. The remaining bays exhibit regular fenestration at the principal floor, as well as on the floors above and in the basement. The basement area is flagged.

The west elevation adjoins another terrace, which is listed separately as 51 York Place. The east elevation also adjoins a terrace, listed separately as 57-61A York Place. The south (rear) elevation was not seen in 1998.

The building predominantly features 12-pane timber sash and case windows, a grey slate M-roof, and a pair of polygonally piended slate-hung dormers, along with modern skylights. It has cast-iron rainwater goods and broached ashlar and brick stacks that break the pitch, with broached ashlar ridge stacks that are coped and have circular cans. The skews are also coped.

The interiors were not seen in 1998. The railings consist of ashlar copes topped with cast-iron railings featuring spear-headed and urn finials.