266, 268, 270 Morrison Street, Edinburgh

Mid to later 19th century, with later alterations and additions including shopfront by Peter Henderson. 4-storey, 5-bay plain classical, symmetrical tenement block, with later shops built out at ground floor. Polished sandstone ashlar above ground floor with polished dressings. Cill course at each floor; eaves cornice and blocking course above.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: shop fronts at ground floor with tenement doorway offset to left of centre; doorpiece comprising panelled Corinthian pilasters with scroll and acanthus consoles flanking plain pilasters with decorative capitals, and frieze with dentil cornice; identical panelled pilasters and consoles terminate shop front to outer left and right, with same plain pilaster with decorative capital at outer right beneath cornice; replacement timber door with 2-pane rectangular fanlight; non-aligned window (blocked) at each floor above. Recessed shop doorway centred to left at ground floor; window at each floor in both bays to left above. Identical arrangement to right.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: adjoining Nos 264-252 (even nos) to right (E), and Nos 272-278 (even nos) to left (W), listed separately.

N ELEVATION: not seen 2000.

Predominantly 4-pane timber sash and case windows; plate glass shop windows at ground floor. Roof material not visible. Coped ashlar multi-flue stack to W; coped cement rendered and lined multi-flue stack to E; cylindrical cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.